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The Donner Expedition: Science Revisits the 1846 Pioneers' Cannibalism

Researchers study the remains of the Donner Expedition, stranded in the Sierra Nevada in 1846.

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The fact

Eighty-seven pioneers survived by consuming their dead after five months of extreme isolation.

Chemical analysis of bones reveals unprecedented details about these survival practices.

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Why it matters

Cette étude éclaire les mécanismes de survie en conditions extrêmes et pourrait influencer les protocoles de gestion des crises humanitaires, notamment dans les zones isolées ou en cas de famine prolongée.

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