450 DEAD BABIES FOUND IN ATHENIAN WELL SHED LIGHT ON ANCIENT GREEKS

Hundreds of children's bones fill an ancient Athenian well. Some might immediately recall the use of infant exposure among the ancient Greeks. But wait, the bones in the well are filled with the bones of children of all ages, not merely newborns. Also, the bones of the children are mixed with the bones of dogs. How does this tell us this was unrelated to infant exposure? And, what does this tell us about ancient Greek ideas about dog sacrifice? 

Here is my short segment inspired by the well archaeologists discovered on the side of the Athenian Acropolis. https://youtu.be/EMeY5ogvHuc

Here is an article by Newsweek on the same well containing the bones of children and dogs: http://www.newsweek.com/2015/06/19/discovery-dead-infants-athenian-well-sheds-light-ancient-greek-society-341681.html

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 A pretty young thing

 Last Seen wandering the coast

 Father calls her name



Slavery could be a lucrative trade, even for those who do not specialize in it. One could kidnap a pretty girl and sell her for a pretty penny. The Greek classical tradition is filled with abduction scenes, often near the coast. Then again, ancient Greek life was hardly ever far from the sea. Those landlocked Arcadians might disagree.

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