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Stone Age people made sun stone 'sacrifice' to banish 'darkened sun' after a volcanic eruption, archaeologists say (www.livescience.com)

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Headline is a bit misleading because the link to the volcanic eruption is not definitive and it may have been a celebration of the return of the sun rather than a sacrifice, but the article itself is interesting. A major change in the climate would certainly explain such a dramatic shift in their culture.

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[–] Erasmus 8 points 1 day ago

Well obviously it worked because the sun returned.

So there! Screw you science. Just more proof that belief in non existent magical beings takes priority for me.