Re: H. ERECTI CANNIBALISM

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Subject: Re: H. ERECTI CANNIBALISM

MS: Sorry, I don't mean to be nit-picking but 'erecti' is not the plural of
'erectus'. Or rather, the Latin name of a species or genus is already b
singular and plural and cannot be altered. The same goes for those out
there who try to refer to one human as a Homo sapien. Sorry, can't do i

Thanks for the correction.

MS:> There is a very recent book in which the
author debunks almost every ethnographic report of cannibalism.
Unfortunately, the name escapes me. anyone?

I don't remember it either, but I saw him interviewed on a Learning Channel
TV show. He seemed determined to deny that cannibalism every existed anywhere,
because cannibalism could too easily be used as an excuse to condemn other
cultures. (In other words, PC.)

Thanks for the citations re my original question.

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