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<p>Strike marks form a crude butchering attempt are seen on the skull.</p>

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Evidence suggests colonial cannibalism
May 2, 2013 9 p.m.

Evidence suggests colonial cannibalism

Jamestown bones appear to backhistoric accounts of desperation

WASHINGTON - Scientists revealed Wednesday that they have found the first solid archaeological evidence that some of the earliest American colonists at Jamestown, Va., survived harsh conditions by turning to cannibalism.