There’s a moment in the film Titanic in which we are treated, if that’s the right word (which it isn’t), to an aerial shot of an old couple spooning, if that’s the right word (which it isn’t). The couple are on a double bed. Seawater is rushing underneath them. The aerial shot is part of…
Month: August 2014
8 Ancient Cultures That Practiced Ritual Human Sacrifice
The thought of sacrificing a person’s life may seem like the sort of barbaric ritual reserved for only the most unholy and uncivilised societies, however, cultures considered to be highly affluent and advanced regarded human sacrifice as just a normal part of life. Whether it was for the purpose of appeasing the gods or to…