tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post112846403384617944..comments2024-02-27T11:26:39.655-07:00Comments on Southern Rockies Nature Blog: The Anasazi ExodusChas S. Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-1128515791028489612005-10-05T06:36:00.000-06:002005-10-05T06:36:00.000-06:00Perhaps amidst hard times and a fairly large popul...Perhaps amidst hard times and a fairly large population there came about some witch hysteria that could account for some of the violence. It is common to most societies this witch hysteria. Or some mass sacrifice maybe, decided in secret by a couple of powerful shamans, orders were given and warriors descended on the unsuspecting victims? The horrific violence to serve as a real-time fetish to symbolize the hard times at play ... this sure beats watching TV mysteries, that's for sure.<BR/><BR/>I'm not an Anthropologist/Archeologist, but I watched on TV about the child sacrifices in the Andes, Aztec as I recall, and what stood out in my mind was that a couple of the kids had been knocked in the head. One girl was 15. That really stands out in my mind. The homogeneity of their religion was not as solid as one might think, or wish, if the sacrifice of a near-adult was not voluntary. It reflects more on the power of the priesthood. One small boy had vomited and deficated all over himself. Amidst his plaintive cries, one can only imagine the grief of the parents. I don't see joyous participation here, not like sprinkling some corn meal or leaving some choice cuts of meat. I see power, raw power over people's lives, which may well have been at play with the Anasazi and the violence uncovered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com