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Mass Sacrifices in Ancient Peru Coincided With El Niños, Yet Daily Life There Was Surprisingly Peaceful
Archaeologists have noticed that mass ritual sacrifices in ancient Peruvian society sometimes occurred around the same time as moments of climate catastrophe.
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Archaeologists have noticed that mass ritual sacrifices in ancient Peruvian society sometimes occurred around the same time as moments of climate catastrophe. Evidence of these grisly events has been found multiple times in the ruins of ancient societies that inhabited the Lambayeque Valley, between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific coast.
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