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http://comunicacio.iphes.cat/eng/news/new/879.htm

A human cervical vertebra, dated to 850,000 years
ago, shows clear cut marks consistent with
intentional decapitation. The specimen, recently
recovered from the Gran Dolina site (Sierra de
Atapuerca), belonged to a child between two and
four years old. According to the IPHES-CERCA
research team leading the excavation, this is
direct evidence of infant cannibalism, associated
with systematic meat exploitation practices by
Homo antecessor.

rCLThis case is particularly striking, not only
because of the childrCOs age, but also due to the
precision of the cut marks,rCY says Dr. Palmira
Saladi|-, IPHES-CERCA researcher and co-director
of the Gran Dolina excavation alongside Dr. Andreu
Oll|-. rCLThe vertebra presents clear incisions at
key anatomical points for disarticulating the head.
It is direct evidence that the child was processed
like any other prey.rCY

The vertebra is part of a set of ten human remains
found this July at level TD6. All are attributed
to the species Homo antecessor. Some bones also
show defleshing marks and intentional fractures,
typical indicators of meat exploitation similar to
those found on animal bones consumed by these same
humans.
...
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On 2025-07-27, Primum Sapienti <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:

http://comunicacio.iphes.cat/eng/news/new/879.htm

A human cervical vertebra, dated to 850,000 years
ago, shows clear cut marks consistent with
intentional decapitation. The specimen, recently
recovered from the Gran Dolina site (Sierra de
Atapuerca), belonged to a child between two and
four years old. According to the IPHES-CERCA
research team leading the excavation, this is
direct evidence of infant cannibalism, associated
with systematic meat exploitation practices by
Homo antecessor.

rCLThis case is particularly striking, not only
because of the childrCOs age, but also due to the
precision of the cut marks,rCY says Dr. Palmira
Saladi|-, IPHES-CERCA researcher and co-director
of the Gran Dolina excavation alongside Dr. Andreu
Oll|-. rCLThe vertebra presents clear incisions at
key anatomical points for disarticulating the head.
It is direct evidence that the child was processed
like any other prey.rCY

The vertebra is part of a set of ten human remains
found this July at level TD6. All are attributed
to the species Homo antecessor. Some bones also
show defleshing marks and intentional fractures,
typical indicators of meat exploitation similar to
those found on animal bones consumed by these same
humans.
...

In which climate lived these people? Some kind of Ice age?
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Anthk NM wrote:

On 2025-07-27, Primum Sapienti <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:

http://comunicacio.iphes.cat/eng/news/new/879.htm

A human cervical vertebra, dated to 850,000 years
ago, shows clear cut marks consistent with
intentional decapitation. The specimen, recently
recovered from the Gran Dolina site (Sierra de
Atapuerca), belonged to a child between two and
four years old. According to the IPHES-CERCA
research team leading the excavation, this is
direct evidence of infant cannibalism, associated
with systematic meat exploitation practices by
Homo antecessor.

rCLThis case is particularly striking, not only
because of the childrCOs age, but also due to the
precision of the cut marks,rCY says Dr. Palmira
Saladi|-, IPHES-CERCA researcher and co-director
of the Gran Dolina excavation alongside Dr. Andreu
Oll|-. rCLThe vertebra presents clear incisions at
key anatomical points for disarticulating the head.
It is direct evidence that the child was processed
like any other prey.rCY

The vertebra is part of a set of ten human remains
found this July at level TD6. All are attributed
to the species Homo antecessor. Some bones also
show defleshing marks and intentional fractures,
typical indicators of meat exploitation similar to
those found on animal bones consumed by these same
humans.
...

In which climate lived these people? Some kind of Ice age?

This appears to be the paper

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-10266-w
Published: 07 August 2025
Evidence of neolithic cannibalism among farming
communities at El Mirador cave, Sierra de
Atapuerca, Spain

Public access. Didn't read it, maybe later. Quick
word search though mentions

"In levels MIR6 to MIR9, where the latest Neolithic occupations in the
cave were documented, the presence of Quercus, especially the evergreen species, increases, clearly indicating a decline in deciduous leaf
values and pointing to drier environmental conditions in line with the
general climatic conditions in Europe at that time. However,
palynological and anthracological analyses indicate that although the landscape underwent changes due to a possible decrease in rainfall,
favouring less-demanding taxa regarding water requirements, the general environmental context at the time was a typically Mediterranean mixed forest54,55. Evidence points to the combined management of forest
resources and agricultural practices can be observed56 and although this evidence is not conclusive, no clear signs of food scarcity have been identified during the documented occupations. "
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