This human skeleton was found at the site of Moon City in Silla Palace, South Korea. Is the legendary "human sacrifice" true?
On September 7th, Yonhap News Agency reported that a human bone was recently found in the site of Moon City in Silla Palace, which provided new evidence for the legendary human sacrifice. The owner of the human bone is a woman of about twenty years old, and her height is only 135 cm. According to the research of archaeologists, this woman did not struggle before she died, but was very calm and calm. The woman also wears some jewelry, such as bracelets and glass bead necklaces. After her death, she was buried in a shallow pit without any sign of resistance.
Importantly, archaeologists also found the bones of pigs, cows, horses and other animals beside the woman. Obviously, people with a little cultural knowledge know that these animals are used for sacrifice, and this woman is obviously used as a funerary object, which is our legendary human sacrifice. In fact, South Korea not only found a human sacrifice, but also found the first human sacrifice as early as 20 17. In 20 17, archaeologists found two human bones of a man and a woman about 50 years old about 50 cm away from the site of Moon City in Silla Palace, which is the earliest case of human sacrifice found in Korea. These examples are enough to show that the legendary human sacrifice is real.
In fact, from our current point of view, the legendary custom of human sacrifice is indeed a kind of dross. It seems cruel to sacrifice people like this. However, in ancient times, this was a very common custom. As usual, when an emperor died, many maids and minions were buried with him. This scene is really heroic.