Onasander Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 http://www.foxnews.com/science/2015/03/31/why-some-ancient-people-cut-flesh-off-their-dead/ It should be noted, though cannibalism isn't noted, its obviously a possibility. Italians continue to eat Eels and Horses to this day. It wasn't always Spaghetti like its portrayed in the west. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldrail Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 Stone Age peoples used various means to dispose of their dead too. Many of the barrows found in Wiltshire contain jjumbled bones that are laid at random, with obvious signs of defleshing. The issue is not cannabalism (though that cannot be ruled out, as this was before the neolithic farming prosperity and cremations), but rather a means of speeding up the interment process without having to put up with rotting corpses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onasander Posted April 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 So what the Greeks do isn't self evident.... Bury the people for a few years, pop them back up, and then put them in a much smaller box? Its how they got a few saints, some of their monastics didn't rot. They only know from that process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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