如果有一种古老文化需要进一步解释的话,那么它就是十六世纪居住在前西班牙时期墨西哥的阿兹特克人所实行的规模巨大的人祭。近年来,在一些报刊上常常把嗜血的、绝灭人性的、残酷的和贪婪的吃人肉习性和阿兹特克人联系起来。人祭被认为是阿兹特克人所特有的,在新大陆是无与伦比,在旧大陆也是绝无仅有的。事实上,用活人作祭品无论在新大陆,还是在旧大陆都出现过。这样的例子不仅在中美洲找得到,在美索不达米亚、埃及和中国也都找得到。所不同的是阿兹特克的人祭早已为人所知,而对旧大陆的古老文化的认识则是最近的事。这是二十世纪考古发掘的结果。 If there is an ancient culture that needs further explanation, then it is a huge human sacrifice by Aztecs living in Mexico in the pre-Hispanic sixteenth century. In recent years, bloodthirsty, extinct humanity, brutal and greedy human-eating habits have often been linked to Aztecs in some newspapers. People sacrifices are considered unique to Aztecs, unparalleled in the New World, unique in the Old World. In fact, sacrifices made by living people have appeared either in the New World or in the Old World. Such examples are not only found in Central America, but also in Mesopotamia, Egypt and China. The difference is that Aztec’s ritual offerings have long been known, while the ancient culture of the old continent is the most recent. This is the result of archeological excavations of the twentieth century.