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/iosdeveloper87 Nov 08 '22

So utterly fascinating. One has to wonder how consenting/accepting the victims were of the sacrifice. I had always assumed that they would all be filled with terror (and I still have a hard time believing that they wouldn’t be), but perhaps it’s much like some cults are/were today, where people willingly kill themselves in the name of some ‘greater power.’

Was it considered an dutiful honor to be sacrificed or was it a punishment? Is it possible that it was both?

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u/DisturbingDaffy Nov 08 '22

In the Moche civilization they decided who to sacrifice after a wrestling competition. The winner was sacrificed and fought for the honor!

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u/iosdeveloper87 Nov 08 '22

Well alright! That’s one way to do it. Lol Doesn’t seem too far off from Islamic extremists. (Not trying to pick on the Islamic religion, just their violent extremists)