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Was passiert beim Skalpieren?
Skalpieren bedeutete, dass man als Sieger dem getöten Feind die Kopfhaut samt Haaren abzog und diese als Trophäe aufhob. Der Grund für dieses seltsame Ritual war, dass die Indianer dachten, die Seele des Menschen befände sich in dessen Haaren.
Wie geht Skalpieren?
„Die skythischen Soldaten schaben das Fleisch vom Skalp und machen ihn durch Reiben zwischen den Händen weich und benutzen ihn danach als Mundtuch. Der Skythe ist stolz auf diese Skalps und hängt sie an seinen Zügel; je mehr solcher Mundtücher ein Mann vorweisen kann, umso besser ist er angesehen.
When did scalping end in Native American history?
Many tribes of Native Americans practiced scalping, in some instances up until the end of the 19th century. Of the approximately 500 bodies at the Crow Creek massacre site, 90 percent of the skulls show evidence of scalping. The event took place circa 1325 AD.
Where did the practice of scalping come from?
It is described in Indian oral histories, and preserved scalps were found at archaeological sites. Colonists learned to scalp enemies from the Indians. (The European custom was to cut off people’s heads for proof/trophies, originally, but scalps are easier to transport and preserve, so the colonists quickly switched to the Indian method.)
Who were the scalps hunters of the New World?
Gangs of men who used those skills to pursue the trade in scalps began to form. Sometimes working directly for the Mexican government, they pursued Native Americans through the country, hunting their scalps. John Joel Glanton and his Glanton Gang were some of the most infamous of these new scalp hunters.
Why did the Dutch pay for scalps?
Because it was such a useful strategy for the Dutch and other European colonizers, it became a common practice for new governments to pay for scalps as waves of new settlers came to North America. A battle between settlers and Native Americans during King Phillip’s war.