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.

A natural well filled with dark mysteries that was used as a Mayan human sacrificial pit that holds much wonder to all who ...

"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 ...

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 ...

Ancient human remains discovered in peatland in County Londonderry in 2023 are now thought to be those of a young woman who died more than two millennia ago. She is believed to have been killed as ...