In the study, published last week in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers examined the bones of at least 10 people from the Magdalenian culture who lived in Europe 11,000–17,000 years ago.

The Magdalenian peoples of the European Ice Age left little of themselves behind. Today, their bones are few and far between, found typically in isolation and in fragments. But the remains from one 18 ...

The project analysed the remains of at least 10 individuals from the Magdalenian culture, a people who lived in Europe between 11,000 and 17,000 years ago, drawing the rather grisly results.

Magdalenian culture is well known for its beautiful rock art, but researchers have recently revealed a much darker nature of these distinctive people. An international team of researchers studying ...

Cannibalistic Europeans likely feasted on their deceased loved ones at funerals instead of burying them, according to a new study. Scientists now believe that cannibalism was widespread among ...

Ancient humans from the Magdalenian culture, who lived in Europe between 11,000 and 17,000 years ago, may have engaged in cannibalism as an act of war, according to a recent study.