A gruesome discovery in a trash deposit at Jamestown points to cannibalism. Although having 5 historical accounts about colonists in jamestown referring cannibalism it is the first time the reseachers announce that they have found evidence that proves how cannibalism existed at the era of the colonists in Jamestown. Having analyzed a bone that when through several tests it could be seen that this particular girl's head , Jane, as the reseachers named her showed the evidences left on her bones. Her skull for example had several marks of the atempt of opening it and it could be seen that the cannibals her fellow colonists were most likely interested in cheek meat ,muscles of the face and brain. One of the foremost forensic anthropologists in the world, Owsley has analyzed numerous skeletal remains of prehistoric people who were victims of cannibalism. Their bones were similar to Jane's in that they had cut marks and were splintered and fragmented, he said." indicating how cannibalism was strongly present. The reason behind this odd behavior from Jamestown colonists was because they were in a desperate situation concerning their lives due to famine and plagues. when new settlers came the jamestown colonists were already in a starving status and with the demand for fodd lead to demanding food from the indians which cause a war with the Powhatan indian tribe . As the war started and famine just increased the settler started off eating dead horse , mice and everything they could find and the desperation lead to eating their fellow settlers.
The author while writing this article seem very interesed himself. using effective quotes and exemplum from the reseachers he incorporated facts with a intriguing tone that makes the reader continue to read. Structurewise he does not state the reason behind the cannibalism at first. He first sets evidences on why the researchers were pointing the existence of cannibalism and that built in more to the climax of the article.
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