# Aztec human sacrifice **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 14, 2013, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aztec-human-sacrifice/660960 "2013-06-14T02:30:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aztec-human-sacrifice/660960/121 "2013-06-24T19:58:33Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > Oh my. Where can I learn more about these things? [Bloodletting in Mesoamerica](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodletting_in_Mesoamerica) More[here](http://www.authenticmaya.com/maya_religion.htm) under “Rituals.” Another favorite was running a string with obsidian blades through the tongue. ---
**Author:** ![aNewLeaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@aNewLeaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aNewLeaf)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aztec-human-sacrifice/660960/122 "2013-06-24T22:37:23Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > More[here](http://www.authenticmaya.com/maya_religion.htm) under “Rituals.” Tobacco and toad skin enemas, that’s ingenious. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2013, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aztec-human-sacrifice/660960/123 "2013-06-25T01:28:57Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > … **Broomstick** , that’s what I’ve read as well. ISTR Jennings wrote the same in _Aztec_, which was very well-researched. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2013, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aztec-human-sacrifice/660960/124 "2013-06-25T03:21:52Z")
> [@aNewLeaf](#): > > Tobacco and toad skin enemas, that’s ingenious. Sounds a lot more jolly than sticking a stingray spine through your wiener, at any rate. ---
**Author:** ![matt357](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@matt357](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt357)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2013, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aztec-human-sacrifice/660960/125 "2013-07-07T09:44:52Z")
I just read this news article today [Brazil referee decapitated after stabbing player - BBC News](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23215676) I would definatly say there is a genetic aspect. “Brazil referee decapitated after stabbing player” ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2013, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aztec-human-sacrifice/660960/126 "2013-07-07T10:20:47Z")
Right…because decapitation never happens anywhere else…:rolleyes: Those people in the middle east lopping off heads are really just transplanted Latin American folks… The people of Mexico/Central America/etc. do not have this “genetic” trait any more or less than any other humans. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2013, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aztec-human-sacrifice/660960/127 "2013-07-07T11:15:18Z")
Or the [Dutch](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_de_Witt#Death), for that matter. ---
**Author:** ![Emiliana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2013, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aztec-human-sacrifice/660960/128 "2013-07-07T14:57:54Z")
What are you imagining the genetic connection between the Brazilian referee and the Aztecs to be? ---
**Author:** ![coffeecat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coffeecat/32/3405_2.png) [@coffeecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coffeecat)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2013, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aztec-human-sacrifice/660960/129 "2013-07-07T15:01:36Z")
Nm ---
**Author:** ![aNewLeaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@aNewLeaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aNewLeaf)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2013, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aztec-human-sacrifice/660960/130 "2013-07-07T15:27:19Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Sounds a lot more jolly than sticking a stingray spine through your wiener, at any rate. Yeah, decapitation was dull compared to the stingray stuff- shredding one’s foreskin-or labia!- and then walking around bragging while blood drips from your tatters. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aztec-human-sacrifice/660960/131 "2013-07-07T15:48:07Z")
> [@matt357](#): > > I just read this news article today [Brazil referee decapitated after stabbing player - BBC News](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23215676) I would definatly say there is a genetic aspect. “Brazil referee decapitated after stabbing player” **Moderator Instructions** **matt357** , you’ve presented exactly zero information on the genetic background of the individuals concerned. Brazilians are a mix of European, African, and indigenous ancestry, and even the indigenous part is not particularly close to the Aztecs. You have developed a habit of pointlessly bumping your own threads in GQ or arguing with the factual information people have given you without providing any of your own. I’m instructing you to knock it off. If you continue this behavior you may receive a warning for violating my instructions. I would normally say that if you want to debate this topic you could open another thread in GD, but given the fact that you haven’t provided any evidence so far for your point of view this would not be a good idea. This is closed. Colibri General Questions Moderator [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aztec-human-sacrifice/660960.md?page=6)