mythologyandhistory, 5 months ago to Futurology Did you know that there are reliefs from a pre-Columbian society that were thought to be innocuous, but modern #research suspects something much more #sinister...? At Monte Albán, an #archeological site in #Mexico, the earliest carved #stones show "Danzante", lit. "dancers". Or that's what was assumed to be shown in the 19th c. Today, the images are identified as being of naked men with mutilated genitals in twisted positions. They're assumed to be sacrificial #prisoners of #war. #history
Did you know that there are reliefs from a pre-Columbian society that were thought to be innocuous, but modern #research suspects something much more #sinister...?
At Monte Albán, an #archeological site in #Mexico, the earliest carved #stones show "Danzante", lit. "dancers".
Or that's what was assumed to be shown in the 19th c.
Today, the images are identified as being of naked men with mutilated genitals in twisted positions.
They're assumed to be sacrificial #prisoners of #war.
#history