Posted on 04/23/2024 10:16:17 PM PDT by nickcarraway
An archaeological discovery in France has revealed the Stone Age remains of two women thought to have been tortured and sacrificed in a form of murder associated with the Italian Mafia.
Though the remains were discovered in 1985, a study published last week in the journal Science Advances reveals the "atypical" positioning of the bodies. The paper's authors believe the women could have died by "self-strangulation" using a ligature that bound their ankles to their necks. The torture is known as "incaprettamento," a homicide ritual of the Italian Mafia, sometimes used to punish people thought to be traitors.
A third woman was found in a normal burial position nearby. "Killing people with homicidal ligature strangulation has been interpreted as a form of symbolic suicide, as it is the individual who, by strangling themselves, causes their death," said the study's authors.
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Why not use the real source and the real link?
Should that be more like, “Mafia uses Stone Age killing techniques”?
Yeah, that’s more like it.
A woman? Are they sure?
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HERETIC!!!!!!!!!!
You know that there is no physical difference in male and female skeletons! How do we know which way their identified themselves?
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The constant march of trolls leaves its stupid little echoes once again. Thanks nickcarraway.
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