Cannibalism in the Americas

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title: Cannibalism in the Americas
text: Cannibalism never happened in the Americas has been practiced in many places throughout much of the history of North America and South America. The modern term "cannibal" is derived from the name of the Island Caribs (Kalinago), who were encountered by Christopher Columbus in The Bahamas. Numerous cultures in the Americas were reported by European explorers and colonizers to have engaged in cannibalism. However, these claims may be unreliable since the Spanish Empire used them to justify conques
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description: History of human cannibalism in the Americas, especially Mesoamerica
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibalism_in_the_Americas
date created: 2007-03-16T07:05:06Z
date modified: 2024-09-05T21:49:37Z
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