Looks like this essay was published in 2014, but I didn't link to it then. Unusually, the full text of the BAR article by Patricia Smith which it summarizes is also available for free. It adds to the discussion and is worth reading.
PaleoJudaica has been posting on the debate about child sacrifice in ancient Carthage (and in ancient Israel) for a long time. See here, where I go over the issues. Follow the links from there and see also here, here, and here.
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