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
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
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, with reports of such practices continuing into the 1970s.
Cannibalism in Africa
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Acts of cannibalism in Africa have been reported from various parts of the continent, ranging from prehistory until the 21st century. The oldest firm evidence of archaic humans consuming each other da
Sarcophagus and funerary chamber in the Pyramid of Unas, where the Cannibal Hymn was found
An Igbo market, photographed by George Basden in the early 20th century
Royal canoe of the Kingdom of Bonny, 1890
A sculpture by Paul Wissaert depicting a leopard man, 1913