The Aztecs Why did the Aztecs practice human sacrifice? That is a question that those who get to know about their gruesome religion always ask themselves. It seems contradictory if put against their undoubted development in science, architecture, and arts. For many years, the reports made by the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and his crew and entourage seemed an inflated version. After all, their virulent actions against the South American peoples were in dire need of an excuse. However, recent archaeological discoveries proved this theory wrong. In 2015 and 2018 , an excavation at the Templo Mayor discovered proof of human sacrifice among the Aztecs. The archaeologists found two rounded skull towers and a wooden rack displaying thousands of skulls. The human bones were perforated on both sides so that the skulls could slide onto the wooden poles. A clear confirmation of consquistador Andre de Tapias's descriptions of Templo Mayor at their arrival in...
THE OLDEST BIBLE FOUND The Apocrypha Book of Enoch is an ancient Hebrew apocalyptical book. It is part of an old canon much older than the Christian Bible. It is in the Ethiopian Orthodox canon, and also in the Eritrean Canon. It has many quotes in the texts recognized in Christian religious texts. The story of the Watchers depicted in the book tells that the angels that were in charge of the Earth sinned, disobeying the Father of All Lights. It is the source of many beliefs and the angels’ adoration of many religions. Parts of it are among the Dead Sea scrolls, generating many discussions about the reason it is not in the most regular canons of the Jews and Christians. The Book of Enoch brings the view of fallen angels who got attracted to human women, had sex, and sired sons, the nephylim. According to the Book, the strict prohibition caused their imprisonment in eternal shackles. Other angels fell from the Father of All Light’s grace too but did not have the same fate. Their co...