The human remains are thought to be evidence of "strange and incredible" sacrifice rituals dating back to the Iron Age.
This gilt-copper nose ornament, discovered at the archaeological site of Loma Negra in northern Peru, depicts the important ...
Archaeologists have uncovered compelling evidence of an ancient ritual burial beneath a Silla Dynasty tomb in Gyeongju, South Korea, revealing what appears to be the remains of a man buried alive ...
The Dhami Stone-Pelting Fair near Shimla, a four-century-old ritual, draws crowds as villagers engage in a symbolic ...
What this analysis revealed could not only rewrite our understanding of Maya sacrificial rituals, but also raise new questions about the lives of the victims and the enduring legacy of this ancient ...
Reprinted from Drum, October 1974. Compilation originally published in South Africa in 1993. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball&source ...
A groundbreaking archaeological discovery at Karahantepe has shattered expectations about Neolithic symbolic expression, as researchers uncovered the first T-shaped pillar ever found with a distinctly ...
Scientists have been left stunned after they discovered physical evidence of "theatrical" human sacrifices in Britain.