Neanderthals were CANNIBALS and butchered the remains of their dead to use as tools, grisly remains show

Ancient bones discovered in Belgium have revealed the gruesome butcheries carried out by Neanderthals more than 40,000 years ago.

Researchers say the skeletal remains are the first known evidence of cannibalism among groups north of the Alps, and bodies were likely skinned and cut up, with bone marrow extracted.

The Goyet caves have so far produced the greatest amount of Neanderthal remains north of the Alps, providing new insight on the practices of these early peoples; four of the bones found at this site indicate Neanderthals even used the remains of their deceased relatives as tools.-read more