The not so noble 'indigenous' people of Peru

Fox News:
The centuries-old remains of more than 200 children have been discovered in Peru, according to reports. Experts say that the macabre discovery is likely the world’s largest child sacrifice site.

Peruvian press agency Andina reports that archaeologists found the skeletal remains of 250 children and 40 warriors at Huanchaco, 346 miles north of Lima.

“This is the biggest site where the remains of sacrificed children have been found,” the excavation’s chief archaeologist, Feren Castillo, told AFP.

REMAINS OF 140 CHILDREN FOUND AT SITE OF WHAT MAY BE HISTORY'S LARGEST MASS SACRIFICE: REPORT

The children, who were aged between four and 14, were reportedly sacrificed to honor the gods of the pre-Columbian Chimu culture. Killed during wet weather and buried facing the sea, experts think that the children were sacrificed in relation to an “El Nino” event.
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Andina reports that the remains at Huanchaco have been dated to the 13th to 15th centuries. The Chimu civilization was conquered by the Inca in the 15th century.

MASS CHILD SACRIFICE SITE REVEALS ITS HORRIFIC SECRETS

Other sacrificial sites in Peru have revealed their secrets. In April 2018, the remains of more than 140 children and over 200 llamas or alpacas were found at a 15th-century ritual sacrifice site at nearby Huanchaquito-Las Llamas. Radiocarbon dating indicated that the remains are from around 1450 A.D., a time when Huanchaquito-Las Llamas was part of the Chimu culture.
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In a separate project, experts in Chile have shed new light on how the Inca civilization used “trophy heads” to maintain control over conquered peoples.

GRUESOME DISCOVERY REVEALS HOW THE INCA USED SEVERED HEADS AS A DISPLAY OF POWER

At its height in the 16th century, the Inca Empire spanned modern-day Peru, as well as parts of Bolivia, Ecuador and Chile.
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The ancient Carthaginians were also found to have engaged in child sacrifice in North Africa.  But when it comes to child sacrifce the abortion industry has no equals..

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