In 2018, a researcher calculated the calories from cannibalism and won an Ig Nobel Prize for revealing why prehistoric humans may not have eaten each other simply for food

Archaeologist James Cole calculated the caloric value of an adult human body. This research suggested humans offered fewer calories than larger prehistoric animals. Cole's findings questioned hunger as the sole reason for prehistoric cannibalism. Archaeological evidence shows human remains with signs of deliberate processing. The study earned Cole an Ig Nobel Prize for nutrition research.

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