Context: Baal Hamon was Carthage's chief deity. He was associated with agriculture. They were known to sacrifice children to him to improve harvests.
Well, Carthaginians weren't dumb.
They did both!
Blood - Fe and other micros, high in N
Bones - Ca
Ash - P
Just missing a good source of K, unless something can be fermented before burning?
smh Roman propaganda in my feed
It is disputed since evidence was found of charred corpses but there is no consensus on whether these were sacrifices or just ones who were cremated after death.
Yoooo
Always love to see Fredrik
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