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'Khudaverdyan A Y, Yengibaryan A A, Vardanyan SA, Hakobyan NH, 2026: VIOLENCE AND RITUAL: BIOARCHAEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON HUMAN SACRIFICE AT THE FIRE TEMPLE
(DVIN, ARMENIA)
. Anthropologie (Brno) 64, 1: 11-27'. |
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| Abstract | | This article examines the excavated fire temple in Dvin. Dvin, the capital of medieval Armenia, was located at the crossroads of numerous external trade routes as well as internal commercial networks. During the course of the excavations, the recovered skulls displayed clear evidence of violent trauma. Fractures of the occipital condyles and damage to the left mastoid region were observed at the base of the individuals' skulls. These injuries suggest that the victims were held by the hair, and their heads were struck with a sword. This study explores the potential causes of the observed violence and examines whether these acts may have been connected to ritual practices, specifically sacrificial offerings associated with the fire temple. | | | | Keywords | | Armenia – Dvin temple – Early Middle Age – Fire temple – Trauma – Decapitations | | | | DOI | | https://doi.org/10.26720/anthro.26.02.18.1 | | |
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