Cannibalism at Jamestown

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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History, Society & Culture

4.2 • 23.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2013

⏱️ 23 minutes

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On May 1, 2013, forensic evidence confirmed what survivors had reported: Colonists at Jamestown resorted to cannibalism during the winter of 1609-1610, known as the Starving Time. But the colony of Jamestown was troubled from the start.

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0:47.7	And as I think everyone knows at this point,
0:50.7	recently news broke that there is confirmed forensic evidence of cannibalism
0:56.7	at Jamestown.
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