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Donner Party
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The Donner Party, sometimes called the Donner–Reed Party, was a group of American pioneers who migrated to California in a wagon train from the Midwest. Delayed by a multitude of mishaps, they spent t
The 28th page of Patrick Breen's diary, recording his observations in late February 1847, including "Mrs Murphy said here yesterday that thought she would Commence on Milt & eat him. I dont that she has done so yet, it is distressing." [sic]
The 28th page of Patrick Breen's diary, recording his observations in late February 1847, including "Mrs Murphy said here yesterday that thought she w
An encampment of tents and covered wagons on the Humboldt River in Nevada, 1859
An encampment of tents and covered wagons on the Humboldt River in Nevada, 1859
James and Margret Reed
James and Margret Reed
Emigration Canyon, route of the Hastings Cutoff
Emigration Canyon, route of the Hastings Cutoff
Human cannibalism
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Human cannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh or internal organs of other human beings. A person who practices cannibalism is called a cannibal. The meaning of "cannibalism" has
Donner Party
…the Midwest. Delayed by a multitude of mishaps, they spent the winter of 1846–1847 snowbound in the Sierra Nevada. Some of the migrants resorted to cannibalism to survive, mainly eating the bodies of those who had succumbed to starvation, sickness, or extreme cold, but in one case murdering and eating two Miwok…
Enemies being killed and roasted by the Tupinambá in South America, watched by the naked German captive Hans Staden. Engraving by Theodor de Bry (1592
Enemies being killed and roasted by the Tupinambá in South America, watched by the naked German captive Hans Staden. Engraving by Theodor de Bry (1592).
Survival cannibalism during the Russian famine of 1921–1922
Survival cannibalism during the Russian famine of 1921–1922
Sketch of the Mignonette by Tom Dudley. In English common law, the R v Dudley and Stephens (1884) case banned killing others to eat them after maritim
Sketch of the Mignonette by Tom Dudley. In English common law, the R v Dudley and Stephens (1884) case banned killing others to eat them after maritime disasters, which had been a widely accepted custom of the sea.
A Yali man from Western New Guinea. Historical accounts describe warfare-related cannibalism directed against enemies (exocannibalism) among the Yali,
A Yali man from Western New Guinea. Historical accounts describe warfare-related cannibalism directed against enemies (exocannibalism) among the Yali, with reports of such practices continuing into the 1970s.