Who were Danvas were known by common man for eating atleast one human being daily?

Question

Were there really cannibals danvas somewhere prior to 2-3rd century B.C? Who were they and where have they gone now?

That is right, folk stories used to be revealed by one gneration to the other in India also relate existence of cannibals (known as Danvas or devils) to the period prior to 300 B.C. Some stories explains that some Indian kings like Raja Bhoj, Vikarmaditya used to pay secret visits to villages and towns to know the conditions of the people and killed some Danvas (giant cannibals) who used to take atleast life of one person from each family on daily basis. Mahabharata's superstrong hero Bheema also killed many Danvas and instilled confidence among the general public. Similiar stories from Africa, Asia and Europe during same period make one to beelive that Danvas (cannibal devils) used to live on the earth during ancient times.

Answer 1

Never heard of Danvas, but cannibals go back well before the 3rd century B.C.
In Germany some experts like Emil Carthaus and Dr. Bruno Bernhard found 1,891 signs of cannibalism in the caves at the Hönne (BC 1000 - 700).
Cannibalism is reported in the Bible during the siege of Samaria (2 Kings 6:25-30). Two women made a pact to eat their children, but after the first mother cooked her child, the second mother ate it but refused to reciprocate by cooking her own child. Almost exactly the same story is reported by Flavius Josephus during the siege of Jerusalem by Rome in 70AD.
Cannibalism was documented in Egypt during a famine caused by the failure of the Nile to flood for eight years (AD 1064-1072).

Answer 2

Danavas @daityas @ Asuras were enemies of mankind in ancient times of India.
It is described in Vedas and Puranas of India.
Man eater Danava was one tribe among other danavs.
We find them in 8000 BC in Lord Ram 's period also.
all the danavas were destroyed by Devatas.