10 Ancient Festivals That Were Far From Innocent
From Lupercalia's odd matchmaking to Carthaginian child sacrifice, these customs of ancient festivals once defined festivities in ways you never imagined.
Source: ancient-origins.net
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Rare gold coins and cremated infants were possible sacrificial gifts to the ancient gods of Carthage
Five gold coins unearthed from a temple in ancient Carthage depict the goddess Tanit and were likely left by wealthy worshippers alongside burials as an offering to deities.
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Source: livescience.com
Five 2,300-Year-Old Gold Coins and Infant Remains Found at Ancient Cemetery
Archaeologists discovered the coins at an ancient burial ground, where thousands of urns containing the remains of young children have been found.
Israel Antiquities Authority Ministry Of Cultural Affairs North African Cultural Affairs Heritage List Baal Hammon
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Gods of Carthage and The Punic Power House of Baal Hammon and Tanit
The supreme gods of the Punic pantheon were Baal Hammon and his ‘consort’ Tanit. But who was the real chief deity in the Punic power couple?
Source: ancient-origins.net