Early humans apparently used the cave at Atapuerca to shelter sheep flocks, but had to eat too, and may have downed dogs and cats during famines: "It's one of the possibilities," says researcher Patricia Martin. read more
The members of a Bronze-Age community in the Russian steppes roasted, filleted, and ate dogs in a ritual that may have had something to do with werewolf myths. A paper detailing the finding was recently published in the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology by scientists who have been excavating the site for years. read more