5 terrifying archaeological discoveries related to human sacrifices

The sacrifice of human beings is always the terrifying obscurity of human history. The following archaeological findings show barbarism beyond what we can imagine about this ritual.

Women's sacrifice ceremony in China

The Neolithic period in China lasted more than 8000 years, starting around 10,000 BC. This prehistoric period was marked by the start of raising livestock (mainly pigs) and agricultural development. The largest of them is Shimao. Built around 4300 years ago, Shimao only lived for 300 years. In the ruins of this ancient city, archaeologists have unearthed a terrifying discovery - 80 human skulls without any body part. These skulls are all young women who died 4,000 years ago. Further tests have shown that these people were brutally killed by beating or burning alive. According to the researchers, the reason why so many women are beheaded and buried in the community may be due to sacrifice to mark the birth of the city.

Sacrifice ceremony for people in Sudan

Neolithic period was the turning point in human history and one of the cradles of this development was the Shendi area of ​​Sudan. Located on the fertile soil next to the Nile, this place is associated with the animals used to get milk and fur instead of just for meat. Many communities have developed burial rites, such as burrows and stone rings, and dead people. Although human sacrifices are thought to be quite rare, they still happen. El Kadada village in the Nile valley may be the place with the oldest evidence of human sacrifice in Africa. A group of French researchers unearthed a grave, inside the body of a man and a woman, with two goats and a dog. In it, men and women face each other. This tomb dates from the year 3700 to 3400 BC, which is almost 2,000 years older than other long-standing sacrificial areas. It is the city of Mirgissa in ancient Egypt, located in Sudan today. There, archaeologists found human bodies beheaded around 1800 BC.

The Viking sacrificial rite

Vikings may not be as aggressive as people often think, but their brutal stories are beyond imagination. When the Vikings attacked throughout Europe, they captured people from the villages, turning them into slaves and bringing them back to Scandinavia. Women become sex slaves. If a slave girl has a child with the owner, he can treat it as his child or turn it into another slave. More brutal, the Vikings also sacrificed slaves to bury with their masters. An excavation in Flakstad, Norway discovered many graves along with 10 bodies, some beheaded. After further research, archaeologists discovered that those buried there were slaves. The evidence led to the assumption that they were beheaded as gifts to the deceased owner.

Minoan people's sacrifice for children

Minoan was a civilization on Crete (offshore Greece) and developed during the bronze age from 3000 to 1100 BC. This is considered the earliest developed civilization in Europe, their writing system (called Linear A) has not been decoded until now. Although this civilization descended quite quickly after the volcanic eruption destroyed almost all of Crete, archaeologists believe that Minoan people are very intelligent and powerful people, possessing advanced technologies. advance that time and promote gender equality.

But even the most peaceful cultures have barbaric customs. In the Knossos area, there is evidence of child sacrifice and cannibalism. The paintings at that time described religious rituals, including human sacrifices to offer to the gods. In a Minoan house, a mass grave of children was unearthed. Their flesh has been stripped away, probably due to the cannibalism. Other evidence points to denominations that appear when society begins to descend. That may be the reason for the increase in common ceremonies and at the same time making them more and more sacrifices to deal with natural disasters.

Sacrificial rituals of Celts and English

As a diverse people, the Celts came to England in the year 700 BC with different religious beliefs. Celts are common words used at the beginning of the 18th century to refer to similar ethnic groups with cultures, languages ​​and religions. Due to that diversity, it is not surprising that the "Celts" also have the custom of sacrificing people. Many mummies in European marshes were found to be victims of those sacrifices. Famous among them is the corpse of a man named Fissured Fred . Excavated in 1981, Fred was found with tools and weapons. This man had suffered a very strong blow to the neck 2,500 years ago. Even if you cracked the skull, that hit wasn't enough to kill you. What happened to him after that was a mystery, because most of his body was still not found. However, with the burial situation and the items found next to it, it can be concluded that Fred was brutally killed in a ceremony.