Researchers previously assumed that some of the graves at the site were royal burials. A new study presents a different ...

Researchers have recently analyzed 5,436 bones that came from roughly 140 dogs that were sacrificed and buried in an English ...

A roughly 4,800-year-old royal Mesopotamian cemetery in eastern Turkey appears to complicate existing theories about how some ...

Someone who sins is meant to bring something of himself – his heart and emotions – and to experience a sense of closeness to ...

stands at the sacrifice site of Pampa la Cruz, a hilltop overlooking his hometown of Huanchaco. As a child, Prieto would explore the ruins of nearby Chan Chan, the ancient Chimú capital.

In all of Ireland's rich and ancient mythical tradition - there is only one reference to human sacrifice. The High King of Teamhair, Tigernmas, set up an idol called Cromm Cruach, and ordered that ...

Eight human sacrifices were found at the entrance to this tomb, which held the remains of two 12-year-olds from ancient ...

Human sacrifice often reinforced the power of rulers or priests by demonstrating their ability to mediate between humans and the divine. By offering something as precious as a human life, leaders ...

"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 Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...

In Genshin Impact, the Ancient Sacred Mountain is one of the many mysterious places with significant lore hidden behind long ...