Prehistoric Archaeology of the Aegean, Human Sacrifice

Dartmouth University ^ | 1995 | Various

[Little Bill]

Cooked Kid, the wonderfull, peaceful, nonviolent Minoians. The art, the wonderful art.

[Little Bill]

Ping

[Izzy Dunne]

In a LM IB context

What does that mean in English?

[lilylangtree]

Order of Bull and side orders of Child, hmn!

[satchmodog9]

ping

[Gator101]

Unfortunately for the Minoans they can't be classified as pre-columbian native-americans

If that were the case then any mention of cannibalism would be deemed unacceptable and racist, no matter how much scientific evidence there was to make the claim. It wouldn't even be discussed.

[Little Bill]

Late Minoian Level 1b, a way to date a site based on a similarity to sites at a similar level, time thing.

[Little Bill]

Did you see the National Geographic dig at the base of the main Temple of Mexico City a while back, fresh meat coming down the steps, buttocks, legs, and the meaty parts of the arms cut off, add chilli's, tomatoes and mix, read Gibbon for Aztec stew.

[muawiyah]

Yup. They were "white folk".

[Little Bill]

Absolutely, Gimbas and the rest of the PC femonazis who adored the peaceful nonviolent Med, before the coming of the Indo-European patriarchal oppressors, who destroyed the Matriarchy and subjected womyn to slavery.

[Gator101]

I didn't see that one. I did see one on the Chaco Canyon region in New Mexico, I think it was on Nova.

Anyways, this archaeologist type fellow had found some pretty significant evidence that pointed to cannibalism, garbage pits with human bones, tool/knife marks on the bones and such. Well the local Native-Americans were like; "Nope, never happened" and didn't even want to look at the evidence. It seems that they were convinced that since there wasn't any mention of cannibalism in their oral history, it must never have happened. Of course, that's the nice thing about relying only on an oral history...you only have to pass along the parts you like.

[Little Bill]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/760183/posts


Try this for peaceful Native Americans

[Gator101]

Wow! I hadn't heard of that find. Thank for the tip.

Of course, it can't be true. Before Christopher Columbus showed up there was no violence in the Americas. It was a perfect utopia with "flowery meadows and rainbow skies, and rivers made of chocolate, where the children danced and laughed and played with gumdrop smiles". ;o

[Little Bill]

http://www.huacas.com/page140.htm

Another Native American Civilization living at Peace with Nature.

[blam]

"Well the local Native-Americans were like; "Nope, never happened" and didn't even want to look at the evidence."

That was Christy Turner. He shut them up when he found a mummified corpolite (turd) that contained human bone and protein.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Little Bill. I'm quite fond of that Dartmouth set of pages. A "Pass the Lady Fingers" ping.

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[Ciexyz]

most interesting.

[Restorer]

I recently heard the first logical explanation of why the Anasazi moved into cliff dwellings after centuries living in much more convenient housing on mesa tops.

If some of the neighbors had recently converted to a human sacrifice and cannibalism cult from the South, I think I might want to live someplace inaccessible, too.

[wildbill]

I once did a paper on human sacrifice in the Mediterranean civlizations. It was not really uncommon and indications are found throughout the art and literature of ancient times.

Remember that when Abraham was ordered to sacrifice his son, he didn't respond with, "Are you crazy or am I?"