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I'm not an expert on Aztec culture, but this has signs of what some call "atrocity literature" in the garb of scientific study of other cultures.
by adsharma 10y ago
I'm not an expert on Aztec culture, but this has signs of what some call "atrocity literature" in the garb of scientific study of other cultures.
- XparXnoiAx 10y agoThe article itself addresses your point, saying, "modern writers have tried to show that the Spanish conquistadors exaggerated the human sacrifice; archaeology has shown that, if anything, they lowballed it." Sometimes 'atrocities' are real.