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Anthropology

sybylla

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2. Murdered, yes. Ritualistic burial, yes. Not seeing the part where they prove it was ritual killing.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri May 24, 2024, 11:17 AM

May 2024

I want to take archaeologists seriously, but I get tired of watching them go out on a limb and then have science media report it as if it's absolutely true rather than "suspected."

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Archaeologists uncover body of girl stabbed in neck as part of human sacrifice [View all] Judi Lynn May 2024 OP

BU archaeologists uncover Iron Age victim of human sacrifice Judi Lynn May 2024 #1

Murdered, yes. Ritualistic burial, yes. Not seeing the part where they prove it was ritual killing. sybylla May 2024 #2

Sometimes there are pictures. barbaraann May 2024 #3

Ritualized killing or human sacrifice is pretty hard to PROVE. sybylla May 2024 #4

Good points and food for thought. barbaraann May 2024 #5