Ancient human relative cannibalized both adults and children in a cave in Spain 850,000 years ago, fossils reveal
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"Ancient human relative cannibalized both adults and children in a cave in Spain 850,000 years ago, fossils reveal" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include UA.NEWS, Archaeology News Online Magazine, ScienceBlog.com and Gizmodo. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
This brief was generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only. The latest headlines from every source are listed below; the velocity chart shows how the story is developing in real time.
Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 45d ago.
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Why is "Ancient human relative cannibalized both adults and children in a cave in Spain " trending?
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Coverage (5)
- Bones of adults and children of a human ancestor, showing signs of cannibalism UA.NEWS · 48d ago
- New Homo antecessor fossils show adults were also victims of cannibalism in ancient Spain Archaeology News Online Magazine · 48d ago
- Cut marks on adult bone show the cannibalism at Gran Dolina 850,000 years ago was not limited to children and adolescents, and 24 new Homo antecessor fossils raise the minimum number of individuals in the Aurora layer to between 13 and 15 ScienceBlog.com · 48d ago
- Archaeologists Thought These Early Cannibals Mostly Ate Children. They Were Wrong Gizmodo · 48d ago
- Ancient human relative cannibalized both adults and children in a cave in Spain 850,000 years ago, fossils reveal Live Science · 48d ago
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