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Cannibalism: Cultures, Cures, Cuisine, and Calories: Media

A short history of one of society’s biggest taboos.

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cannibalism in the Americas
Human cannibalism, engraving by Theodor de Bry.
Theodor de Bry, America, Part 3, 1593/Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (neg. no. LC-USZ62-45105)