New radiocarbon dating of the ‘Llullaillaco Maiden’ appears to rule out a response to natural disasters or Inca campaigns of ...

Evidence of human sacrifice to try to ensure the success of ancient construction projects has been found for the first time at a Korean site, officials said Tuesday. Two skeletons dating from the 5th ...

Three decades ago, researchers working atop the Llullaillaco volcano, located on the border between Argentina and Chile, ...

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In the classical world, sacrifice was the ultimate expression of piety, ranging from simple offerings of honey cakes and wine to elaborate animal rituals. This video explores the diverse practices of ...

While excavating a temple in Peru, archaeologists found the 2,300-year-old remains of more than a dozen people, some of which show evidence of human sacrifice. The burials bear some rare features, the ...

Indian worshippers hurled stones at each other to mark an ancient human sacrifice ritual. Local men took part in ‘Pathron Ka Mela,' a unique centuries-old festival held after Diwali in Shimla District ...

Reprinted from Drum, October 1974. Compilation originally published in South Africa in 1993. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball&source ...