Cannibalism Confirmed Among Ancient Mexican Group
Bizarre ideas -- not so different from today figuratively speaking.
History • October 2011 • Views: 830
The Xiximes believed that ingesting the bodies and souls of their enemies and using the cleaned bones in rituals would guarantee the fertility of the grain harvest, according to historical accounts by Jesuit missionaries.
The newfound bones prove that cannibalism, “was a crucial aspect of their worldview, their identity,” said José Luis Punzo, an archaeologist behind the new research.