Archaeologists have discovered the first physical evidence of cannibalism by desperate and starving English colonists driven by hunger during the starving time of 1609-1619 at Jamestown, Virginia.
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| Shallow chops, top, on the victim's skull. Photograph courtesy Don Hurlbert, Smithsonian |
The above picture of a skull which show signs of butchering. The slash marks indicate someone either didn't know what they were doing or someone hesitant about the work. The below picture of forensic facial reconstruction shows what she may have looked like.
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| Photograph courtesy Don Hurlbert, Smithsonian; art by StudioEIS |
Read the whole article at the National Geographic:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/13/130501-jamestown-cannibalism-archeology-science/
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