Human Sacrifice in Early Civilizations Published: May 1, 2020 | Updated: June 10, 2022 1 min read Examining nine different civilizations that practiced ritual human sacrifice. Originally published by ESRI, republished with embed permission for educational, non-commercial purposes. Continue Reading Previous: The Beginning of the End for Oil?Next: Feeding the Gods: Human Sacrifice in the Aztec World Author's Other Posts Silk, Spices, and Sapphires: How Ancient Trade Routes Wove the First Global Web Silk, Spices, and Sapphires: How Ancient Trade Routes Wove the First Global Web July 1, 2025 When “America First” Means Exporters Last: Trump’s Trade Trap When “America First” Means Exporters Last: Trump’s Trade Trap July 1, 2025 Radhanites: Jewish Merchants and Global Trade in the Medieval Carolingian Era Radhanites: Jewish Merchants and Global Trade in the Medieval Carolingian Era July 1, 2025 Tariff Shock: How Trump’s Trade Wars Hammer American Importers Tariff Shock: How Trump’s Trade Wars Hammer American Importers July 1, 2025 Related Stories Radhanites: Jewish Merchants and Global Trade in the Medieval Carolingian Era July 1, 2025 The Roots and Realities of the Trade Deficit in Early America July 1, 2025 Shadows and Circuits: Plato’s Allegory of the Cave and the Rise of Artificial Intelligence June 30, 2025