Skeletal evidence from Carthage’s tophet does not confirm systematic infant sacrifice
Evidence
Jeffrey H. Schwartz, Frank Houghton, Roberto Macchiarelli, and Luca Bondioli, “Skeletal Remains from Punic Carthage Do Not Support Systematic Sacrifice of Infants,” PLoS ONE 5, no. 2 (2010): e9177. The principal contemporary challenge to the sacrifice interpretation. — , The Rod and the Child, 12318
Categorization
- XREF: The topic of Child sacrifice: murder or myth? connects to the archaeological-osteological reinterpretation literature on tophets across the ancient Mediterranean. — connects to: Microscopic bone analysis undermines the child-sacrifice reading of the Carthage Tophet. — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 1182; Neonatal dental analysis undermines the child-sacrifice reading of Carthaginian Tophet remains. — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 11575; The Carthage Tophet sacrifice debate remains genuinely unresolved by current evidence. — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 11577 (+1 more)
Related
- Microscopic bone analysis undermines the child-sacrifice reading of the Carthage Tophet. (similarity 0.93)
- The Carthage Tophet sacrifice debate remains genuinely unresolved by current evidence. (similarity 0.93)
- Neonatal dental analysis undermines the child-sacrifice reading of Carthaginian Tophet remains. (similarity 0.91)