In 2011, archaeologists discovered an unusual burial in northern Peru. The faces of the deceased were painted red, the chest was opened in a special way. The bodies were positioned with their heads towards the ocean. The study of the remains led to the conclusion that the dead were sacrificed.
Around 1450, the Peruvian coast was severely flooded, the climate changed, and fish disappeared. The Chimu Indian state, which once flourished here, fell into decay and was captured by the Incas. To appease the gods, Chimu was given a "gift to the gods."
In August 2011, the number of victims found exceeded 200, which resonated with the scientific community. Although the ritual of bringing bloody sacrifices to the cruel gods of the Indians has been known for a long time, such a number of killed children amazed scientists.
Woodhenge is a stone ritual complex 140 km from Berlin, discovered by scientists in 1991. According to scientists, its age is 2300 years. At the base of the stone complex, the remains of children and women were found killed with a blunt object to the back of the head. Their death is associated with the emergence of the cult of the Sun in Europe. There is an assumption that only a select few priests could be present at the performance of the rite of sacrifice.
A find in the Peloponnese in 2016 confirmed stories from Greek myths describing human sacrifice. On Mount Lycia, a group of archaeologists from different countries in the altar of the altar of Zeus discovered the remains of a boy among the ashes of animals. The find dates back to the 11th century BC. Previously, scientists have found human bones, including children, in clay amphoras. Multiple chips and cuts testified that after death, soft tissues were removed from the dead. This is another confirmation of the existence of the cult of sacrifice among the friendly Greeks.
In the state of Shang (ancient China), the priests killed more than 13 thousand people in 250 years. The found burial grounds prove this - huge pits. They sacrificed young people of 13-35 years old, mainly prisoners of war. There was no shortage of them due to constant wars. There are 2 types of offerings: - the servants of the deceased representatives of the nobility were buried in separate burial grounds, surrounded by ritual accessories;
- Mass donations from 10 to 50 people (up to 300 in the largest burial ground). In the second case, fortune-telling bones are found nearby, why the assumption arose about the reason for the victims: to receive an answer from the gods in exchange for life!
The most cruel gods and rituals are known from the Indian civilization. The Huitzilopochtli of the Aztecs demanded bloody sacrifices. Up to 250 thousand victims were brought to him a year. It was considered an honor to die such a death. There were many rituals of killing and even eating victims. Each of the rituals is timed to coincide with a specific holiday. In the year of the construction of the sacred pyramid, 84 thousand people died in 4 days. Then the priests cut off their heads and threw down the bodies, from which a treat was then prepared. The heart burst out alive, they were eaten by the priests. There are rituals of skinning alive, which the priests also used for religious purposes. The saddest rite is the killing of children.
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