Dead puppies, potential human sacrifices, and a painted dog penis bone—what was going on in Roman-era Britain?
Maiden Castle in Dorset is one of the largest and most complex Iron Age hill forts in Europe, and has been the site of ...
Archaeologists Shocked to Find Ring of Children's Skulls Around a Lake, Unearth a Strange Ancient Ritual Human sacrifice is ...
Researchers have discovered the remains of an ancient Ecuadorian woman who may have been involved in ritual sacrifice.
"Each meal we forgo funds a community kitchen that now feeds 200 families in our favela," she explains, demonstrating how spiritual sacrifice can manifest as tangible social change. This reimagining ...
Ancient human remains discovered in an Irish bog in October 2023 don't belong to a teenage boy as originally assumed but rather a young woman, making them an exceptionally rare find. Over the past ...
War can be understood as a modern, secular form of human sacrifice and a manifestation of sacrificial logic, particularly when viewed through the lens of ritual, symbolism and communal narratives.
Ancient human remains found in a Northern Ireland bog are believed to be that of a young woman who had her head cut off during an Iron Age ritual 2,000 years ago. The findings, dubbed ...
Archaeological investigations in this ancient cenote have found thousands ... deep below this cenote indicating it was a place of human sacrifice. According to evidence from Maya mythology ...
Ancient human remains uncovered in a Co Derry bog are believed to belong to a young woman who lived over 2,000 years ago and ...
Initial excavations found bones from the arms, legs, fingers and breastbone, police said. Because the body had been well preserved in the bog environment, researchers also found partial skin, ...