Skeletal remains 'confirm ancient Greeks engaged in human sacrifice'

Bones found on Mount Lykaion – where animal offerings to Zeus were also made – but some are urging caution over how to interpret the discoveryThe discovery of a 3,000-year-old skeleton in Greece has excited archeologists, who believe that the finding may confirm one of the darkest legends of antiquity.Greece ’s culture ministry announced on Wednesday that a Greek-American team of researchers had discovered the skeleton of a teenager on the side of Mount Lykaion – known to be the site of animal sacrifices to Zeus.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 10, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Mazin Sidahmed and agencies Tags: Archaeology Anthropology Greece World news Science Europe Source Type: news