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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florentine_Codex https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florentine_Codex What I remember is that their criteria to choose who were the
by fergonco 9y ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florentine_Codex https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florentine_Codex
What I remember is that their criteria to choose who were they throwing to the volcano was very varied and nonsensical. Like "children with more than one hair swirl" (not sure about last word, hope it is clear).
And sometimes they didn't use a volcano but just remove the skin of victimes and store them in a cave. They will use the skins to dress up and dance a month later.
In any case, victims were members of their society. It was maybe an honor. Yeah, colonizers were brutal, but it seems it was the state of the art back then...
- yardie 9y agoIf you mean the rose pattern that develops on the scalp at the back of the head. BTW, having two of those was a sign of luck, or so I was told.