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What is the controversial practice debated among scholars regarding ancient Carthage?
Gladiator fights
Child sacrifice
Cannibalism
Slavery
Answer
There has been considerable disagreement among scholars concerning whether child sacrifice was practiced by ancient Carthage. Excavations by French archaeologists in the 1920s brought attention to this debate due to the evidence they uncovered.
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