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> slightly charred ends of the sticks had been cut specially to stick into the fire, and both were coated in human or animal fat. Wait, what? Where did they g
by RoboTeddy 2y ago
> slightly charred ends of the sticks had been cut specially to stick into the fire, and both were coated in human or animal fat.
Wait, what? Where did they get human fat from…?
- 4star3star 2y agoI also found this concerning.
- alecst 2y agoIn two books I've read recently (Conquistador about Hernan Cortes, and Civilized to Death which contrasts the lives of modern humans with ancient ones) the authors mention how fat was often poached from the dead -- animals and people alike. It was used like a grease for all sorts of things, including filling wounds to prevent infection. Pretty interesting stuff.
- hbossy 2y agoAustralians practiced ritualized cannibalism and infanticide as late as XIX century.