Facts About Excruciating Methods of Execution and Torture in History
Facts About Excruciating Methods of Execution and Torture in History Prostitution is famously known as the oldest profession in the world. Coming in at a close second, however, must surely be torture and execution. Archaeologists have found evidence for execution in the Neolithic period amongst nomadic peoples, predating civilization. Although it is hard to determine whether these old bones tell a tale of sacrifice to ancient gods or the willful despatch of undesirables is hard to ascertain, it is clear that killing people has been a part of the human psyche since early in the evolution of human behavior. Today, many countries and cultures continue the ancient tradition of execution. Torture and deliberately painful means of execution have a similarly ancient origin. Reacting to enemies with physical aggression is a natural instinct across the animal kingdom, and humans are no different in this. As man evolved better technologies, so too his means of hurting and/or killing o...