Prehistoric hazing: Ancient Andeans willingly engaged in violent rituals that severely injured them

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 Prehistoric hazing: Ancient Andeans willingly engaged in violent rituals that severely injured them
Skeletons found from the 13th to 6th centuries BC bear marks of severe trauma.

    By Aristos Georgiou
    October 16, 2017 15:34 BST



Ancient Andeans engaged in brutal, non-lethal bloodletting rituals, according to archaeologists excavating a Peruvian ceremonial site.

They found skeletons from between the 13th and 6th centuries BCE, which bore the marks of appalling injuries.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/prehistoric-hazing-ancient-andeans-willingly-engaged-violent-rituals-that-severely-injured-them-1643354