Ancient Rituals Unearthed : Sacrifices Beneath the Floor

Animal sacrifice under the home? Grab Atlas VPN for just $ 3 months extra before the BIG DEAL expires: The custom of burying an animal under the foundations of a house is not only very widespread; found in Britain, Ireland, Scandinavia, Finland and beyond, but is also very old, dating back to the Indo-Europeans of the Bronze Age Europe. It even spread as far away as America and India! In this video I trace the customs origins and dispersal and explain the magical function of the animal and human sacrifices underneath the home. This channel depends on your support: Patreon: All Links: Sources: Eliade, Mircea - Zalmoxis - The Vanishing God-The University of Chicago Press (1972) Hukantaival, Sonja. (2009). Horse Skulls and “Alder-Horse“: The Horse as a Depositional “Sacrifice“ in Buildings. Archaeologia Baltica. 11. 350-356. Kuzmina, The Origins of Indo-Iranians, 2007 Manning, M. Chris. “The Material Culture of Ritual Concealments in the United States.” Historical Archaeology, vol. 48, no. 3, 2014, pp. 52–83. O’Reilly, Barry. “Hearth and Home: The Vernacular House in Ireland from c. 1800.” Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Section C: Archaeology, Celtic Studies, History, Linguistics, Literature, vol. 111C, 2011, pp. 193–215. Ó Súilleabháin, Seán. “Foundation Sacrifices.” The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, vol. 75, no. 1, 1945, pp. 45–52. Søvsø, M., et al. ’Om hugorme, dyrekranier og tordensten– bygningsofre og andre skikke med rødder i folketroen’ 00:00 Introduction 02:19 Iron Age 03:40 Britain and America 06:37 Saint Oran of Iona 07:56 Manole of Romania 09:22 Indo-Iranians 12:31 Ireland 15:02 Scandinavia 20:34 Finland and Alder horse 22:25 Conclusion