Yes, there was certainly more than one site, much more likely more than 16. The 80k number however is clearly for one temple at one location, during its consecration.
Clearly? Who even said it was all at one site except you?
Full article is paywalled but they seem to have done a lot of research. I did misread that as 16 sites, when it's saying 15 other alters at other sites.
Also, done with this.
Did you even start?? The only thing you've contributed is trying to minimalize the Aztecs' savagery with some baseless opinions.
"Sacrifice was practised across the Valley of Mexico, and Aztec warriors accepted that they might receive the ‘flowered death by the obsidian knife’ as their own likely, even desirable, destiny"
Those sacrificed here were war prisoners taken from other tribes. They were not Mexicah (Aztecs). They followed completely different deities and religion. There would be no reason for them to find any honor in being sacrificed to a foreign god.
Who even said it was all at one site except you?
The 80k number refers exclusively to one event specifically, the re-consecration of The Great Temple at Tenochtitlan.
It is in the post itself. You argue like you read, at elementary level.
Also, you never addressed the lack of archaeological evidence to back the 80k sacrifices over 4 days claim. There simply is none.
It is simply logistically implausible to capture, mobilize, slaughter and dispose of such a large number of people, let alone leave no mass graves or at least a sizable ash layer (if cremated).
If you argue this poorly against someone who agrees with you, you will be handed your ass when you find real opposition.
They followed completely different deities and religion. There would be no reason for them to find any honor in being sacrificed to a foreign god
The other societies in the region had similar practices and beliefs - it's in the quote, dude. In the flower wars the sides would fight, take captives, and sacrifice those captives. What do you think, that the Aztecs were sacrificing their own warriors? Why would they fight and be desiring of death by obsidian blade (ie as a sacrifice) from their own people? Think for a second before reflexively responding with more lame opinions.
The 80k number refers exclusively to one event specifically, the re-consecration of The Great Temple at Tenochtitlan.
Yes one event, the four-day festival where sacrifices were held at several sites. Not one site. At least four thousand, less than 80,000. But we should pretend it was definitely only four thousand to kowtow to the left, according to you.
It is simply logistically implausible to capture, mobilize, slaughter and dispose of such a large number of people, let alone leave no mass graves or at least a sizable ash layer (if cremated).
There is no evidence that this is true at all.
To keep arguing when you have no evidence or facts, are you retarded?
The other societies in the region had similar practices and beliefs
No, this shows how ignorant you are about Mesoamerica. Itza, Pipilt, Toltecah and other tribes that were routinely targeted by the Mexihcah, followed completely different deities, and did not routinely engage in human sacrifices.
Their deities required sacrifices of small reptiles, butterflies or flowers and forbade sacrifices for other deities in this case Huitzilopochtli, Mexicah god of war, in other cases Tlaloc.
To them, there would be no honor in dying for a foreign god.
Whole wars were fought over this, from the falls of Toltec Tolans to the rise of the Mexicah empire.
Yes one event, the four-day festival where sacrifices were held at several sites. Not one site.
Again, no. All references I find are to all sacrifices taking place on the four altars of the Great Temple (one altar facing each cardinal point: Red, White, Black, Blue). This according to codices from colonial times.
There is no evidence that this is true at all.
I pointed that out. There is no archaeological evidence that 80k bodies were disposed at these sites.
You are simply ignorant and self righteous in your stupidity.
You're so weak-willed you can't even walk away. And the reason is of course because you know you look like a moron but if you get the last word maybe you can save your ego.
"Sacrifice was practised across the Valley of Mexico, and Aztec warriors accepted that they might receive the ‘flowered death by the obsidian knife’ as their own likely, even desirable, destiny"
Clearly? Who even said it was all at one site except you?
Regarding the Aztec Blood Festival: "All sources agree that on that day a huge number of captives were sacrificed to the gods on four altars set up on top of the pyramid in Tenochtitlan and 15 at other sacred sites in the city.
Full article is paywalled but they seem to have done a lot of research. I did misread that as 16 sites, when it's saying 15 other alters at other sites.
Did you even start?? The only thing you've contributed is trying to minimalize the Aztecs' savagery with some baseless opinions.
Those sacrificed here were war prisoners taken from other tribes. They were not Mexicah (Aztecs). They followed completely different deities and religion. There would be no reason for them to find any honor in being sacrificed to a foreign god.
The 80k number refers exclusively to one event specifically, the re-consecration of The Great Temple at Tenochtitlan.
It is in the post itself. You argue like you read, at elementary level.
Also, you never addressed the lack of archaeological evidence to back the 80k sacrifices over 4 days claim. There simply is none.
It is simply logistically implausible to capture, mobilize, slaughter and dispose of such a large number of people, let alone leave no mass graves or at least a sizable ash layer (if cremated).
If you argue this poorly against someone who agrees with you, you will be handed your ass when you find real opposition.
Done and done.
The other societies in the region had similar practices and beliefs - it's in the quote, dude. In the flower wars the sides would fight, take captives, and sacrifice those captives. What do you think, that the Aztecs were sacrificing their own warriors? Why would they fight and be desiring of death by obsidian blade (ie as a sacrifice) from their own people? Think for a second before reflexively responding with more lame opinions.
Yes one event, the four-day festival where sacrifices were held at several sites. Not one site. At least four thousand, less than 80,000. But we should pretend it was definitely only four thousand to kowtow to the left, according to you.
There is no evidence that this is true at all.
To keep arguing when you have no evidence or facts, are you retarded?
No, this shows how ignorant you are about Mesoamerica. Itza, Pipilt, Toltecah and other tribes that were routinely targeted by the Mexihcah, followed completely different deities, and did not routinely engage in human sacrifices.
Their deities required sacrifices of small reptiles, butterflies or flowers and forbade sacrifices for other deities in this case Huitzilopochtli, Mexicah god of war, in other cases Tlaloc.
To them, there would be no honor in dying for a foreign god.
Whole wars were fought over this, from the falls of Toltec Tolans to the rise of the Mexicah empire.
Again, no. All references I find are to all sacrifices taking place on the four altars of the Great Temple (one altar facing each cardinal point: Red, White, Black, Blue). This according to codices from colonial times.
I pointed that out. There is no archaeological evidence that 80k bodies were disposed at these sites.
You are simply ignorant and self righteous in your stupidity.
You're so weak-willed you can't even walk away. And the reason is of course because you know you look like a moron but if you get the last word maybe you can save your ego.
You're pathetic.