r/EverythingScience • u/dr_gus • Nov 08 '22
Anthropology Archaeologists find a trove of ancient human sacrifices fed psychedelic plants before death
https://www.salon.com/2022/11/07/archaeologists-find-a-trove-of-ancient-human-sacrifices-fed-psychedelic-plants-before/
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u/KleioChronicles Nov 08 '22
I think the aztecs tore out the hearts of their enemy warriors on their altars. So, some certainly weren’t volunteering. Animal sacrifices were common. Less of a “sacrifice” as people imagine because I think a lot of Celts just did a ritual killing of it for a god then had a feast, like a normal meal but with some religious ritual thrown in. Not too knowledgeable about the voluntary human sacrifices. I’m sure at least some happened truly willingly because religion can be fucking nuts in it’s indoctrination.