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Updated: October 6, 2026
Among the ancient Scandinavians and Germans it was frequent. Nowhere does it appear on so large a scale as in Mexico; and it existed also in Peru. In Africa it was practiced to a frightful extent in Ashantiland and Dahomiland and more guardedly in Yoruba. In early times indeed it seems to have been slaves and captives taken in war that were commonly sacrificed.