https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_antecessor#/media/File:MEH_Homo_antecessor_Daynes.jpg
This is who they are blaming for the cannibalism in early Europe. This hominid had an occipital bun (just like Neanderthal) but wasn’t very big. They don’t even look Caucasoid. I’m not sure I believe this all though Plutarch and other sources tell us that cannibalism by the time of Dionysus was widespread and practiced by average humans. The book of Enoch and other oral traditions state it was the giants and their ancestors that started the practice.
I have yet to see the proof that absolutely identifies the culprit who did the cannibalism. I suppose they could conjecture that the stone tools used to butcher animals were the same as used for cannibalism and the size of the tools fit the hands of this hominid. Most of the victims were children. The practice of cannibalism is still done today, in Africa (to pygmies who are smaller people) and Papua New Guinea. This reminds me of the story of the tribe who was killed off (homo floresiensis) for stealing children. Perhaps this is what happened to this ancient hominid (as stated in the ancient books that Zeus and Dionysus and their family hunted and killed the cannibals).
