Peru archaeologists find hall for human sacrifice

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By Emily SchmallPosted 2010/07/22 at 5:40 pm EDT

LIMA, July 22, 2010 (Reuters) — An ancient ceremonial ground used by a Pre-Columbian civilization for human sacrifices has been uncovered on Peru's northern coast, archaeologists said on Thursday.

The discovery appears to reinforce prevailing theories about a ceremony known as "the presentation" that was carried out by the Moche people, an agricultural civilization that flourished between 100 B.C. and 800 A.D.

Carlos Wester La Torre, director of the Bruning Museum in Peru and a leader of the dig, said the ceremonial site likely hosted ritual killings of prisoners of war.

Photographs taken at the site show more than half a dozen skeletons on the floor of the hall.

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http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre66l60h-us-peru-archaeology/

[Turbineguy]

1. The republican party

seems to be older than we thought.

[nykym]

3. The original

Death Panels!

[MineralMan]

2. History Channel Plans Reality Show at Sacrifice Site in Peru

Future headlines for all!

[dtexdem]

4. Maybe Michelle Bachman will hold a Tea Party there.

;-)

[Orsino]

5. Good. Now they can settle in and enjoy some human sacrifice. n/t