The Dark Truth Behind the Recovery of a 500-Year-Old Mummy

A Beneficial Position

If a child served as a sacrifice, an elevated status was then placed on the sacrifice's family because of the honor. A sacrifice was never viewed as an act of punishment but rather a supreme gift. The child would be honoring their own family as well as ensuring prosperity for the empire...

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