Mass Child and LLama Sacrifice

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Mass Child and LLama Sacrifice

#1 Post by Mapu » Fri Apr 27, 2018 3:37 pm

Seems that 140 children, most between the ages of 8 and 12, and 200 baby llamas were sacrificed at the same time back in 1450AD in coastal Peru.

The best reasoning seems to be that there was a lot of coastal flooding and they sacrificed that which was most dear to them in order to appease the gods and stop the bad weather.

The children had their heads painted red, were killed by a strong slash across the chest and then it's probable that their hearts were ripped out.

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/201 ... ?beta=true

Can't even wrap my head around what it must have been like to live back then.
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Re: Mass Child and LLama Sacrifice

#2 Post by yavuzovic » Fri Apr 27, 2018 3:42 pm

140 children, gods must be satisfied.
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Re: Mass Child and LLama Sacrifice

#3 Post by Telamor » Fri Apr 27, 2018 3:44 pm

The Irish used to suck their chief's nipple as a show of fealty. History is weird.
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Re: Mass Child and LLama Sacrifice

#4 Post by Mapu » Fri Apr 27, 2018 3:44 pm

The article said that they likely sacrificed adults first, but the bad weather continued so they upped the ante.
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Re: Mass Child and LLama Sacrifice

#5 Post by SirThursday » Fri Apr 27, 2018 4:00 pm

Poor heathens, scared of everything. Poor children, had no chance. Poor yamas, didn't evolve to be rhinos
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Re: Mass Child and LLama Sacrifice

#6 Post by CroakandDagger » Fri Apr 27, 2018 4:14 pm

Mapu wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 27, 2018 3:37 pm
 Can't even wrap my head around what it must have been like to live back then.
Try being a gay man in Saudi Arabia and you might find out.
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