# The Outsiders’ Feast: Horror in the Goyet Cave

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Podcast: [Strange Bites](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928)
Published: 2026-05-06T16:43:37+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lancemartin/episodes/The-Outsiders-Feast-Horror-in-the-Goyet-Cave-e3ivvlg
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It’s 45,000 years ago. The world is locked in the grip of the last Ice Age. Europe is a wild, unforgiving place—vast forests, freezing winds, and scattered bands of Neanderthals scraping out a living as skilled hunters. They’re tough, smart, and tightly knit… but times are getting desperate. Populations are shrinking. Newcomers—early modern humans—are starting to push into the north. Resources are tight. And in the limestone cliffs of Belgium’s Meuse Valley, something dark is about to happen inside a cave known today as the Third Cave of Goyet. Disclaimer: These are creative stories. The discoveries are real, and I weave in all the facts, but most of the story is made up fiction. Links to sources included for a deeper dive into all the facts and research. Sources 1. The full peer-reviewed scientific paper (November 19, 2025): https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-24460-3 (“Highly selective cannibalism in the Late Pleistocene of Northern Europe reveals Neandertals were targeted prey” by Quentin Cosnefroy et al., Scientific Reports) 2. ScienceDaily summary of the study (April 12, 2026): https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260411022044.htm 3. Live Science popular article with additional context and quotes: https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/neanderthals-cannibalized-outsider-women-and-children-45-000-years-ago-at-cave-in-belgium 4. Foundational 2016 study confirming cannibalism at the same site (for background): https://www.nature.com/articles/srep29005 (Rougier et al. on the Goyet Neanderthal remains) Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/goods-cargo/curiosity License code: GDL1QEVPIW8QU6TR

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