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In this captivating documentary, we delve deep into the untold story of cannibalism in Papua New Guinea, uncovering the fascinating rituals and cultural cont...
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- Scary Stories Avenue
Papua New Guinea’s top stereotypes part 1: “Aren’t they cannibals there?” 🙄 THE FACTS: Cannibalism existed in PNG amongst certain tribes IN THE PAST…along with neighboring countries ...
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- My Life's A Travel Movie
Explore the enigmatic world of the Korowai tribe in Papua New Guinea, where cannibalism intertwines with deep-rooted beliefs and rituals. Discover their uniq...
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- GeoWatch
Sep 6, 2016 · For decades, a rare disease crawled across Papua New Guinea. When scientists realized what was behind kuru, it caught everyone by surprise. But similar diseases can still be transmitted...
- Inside The Origins of The Kuru Disease
- How Ritual Cannibalism Caused The Laughing Death Epidemic
- When The Kuru Epidemic Finally Ended
Papua New Guinea is renowned for its hundreds of Indigenous groups left untouched by outside civilizations for thousands of years. In their homes nestled among the dense forests that blanket the country’s mountains, these groups developed a distinctive range of cultures and practices. It wasn’t until the 16th century that Portuguese and Spanish exp...
Anthropologist Shirley Lindenbaum and her then-husband Robert Glasse were among the scientists involved in the first dedicated study of kuru in 1961. Traveling from village to village in the Fore community, they examined possible causes of the disease. After ruling out contaminants, they soon realized the disease wasn’t genetic either, because it a...
The number of kuru cases among the Fore gradually dwindled over the years after the researchers’ discoveries. However, the cases didn’t disappear immediately, as the disease sometimes took decades to show its effects. According to Michael Alpers, a medical researcher at Curtin University in Australia who studied the disease, the last kuru victim di...
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Jul 7, 2021 · The Fore people, a once-isolated tribe in eastern Papua New Guinea, had a long-standing tradition of mortuary feasts — eating the dead from their own community at funerals. Men consumed the flesh of their deceased relatives, while women and children ate the brain.
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Aug 7, 2024 · The Korowai tribe lives deep in the forests of the Indonesian province of Papua, where they build towering treehouses and reportedly practice cannibalism. The Korowai people reportedly eat tribesmen they believe are witches.
