>> Why? What makes you think the food chain in the South was different from
>> the North?
>> RT
> You are right, in all cultures there has been a food chain of the powerful
> versus the weaker, but my point was that the naming of the Aztec as the
> superior (and the using of documentation on their practices) has nothing to
> do with the practices in the South American native empires, perhaps similar,
> but not derived. There is no indication of human sacrifice in the Incan
> empire in the sense of the Aztec temples dedicated to it, although I'm sure
> one could find other indications of that formerly universal practice.
One can still.
However, lets return to lutes, while you might find it useful to investigate
Mexican, Guatemalan, Equadorean and Peruvian harp traditions, to keep you
out of trouble.
RT
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