Evidence from mummified remains of three children discovered atop an Argentinian volcano suggests they were drunk and stoned for a year leading up to their ritual sacrifice. A series of rodent ...

A young boy was killed in a ritual sacrifice by teachers who believed it would please the gods and bring good fortune to ...

"The boy was meant to be taken to an altar as part of a ritual ... Bureau lodged 103 cases of human sacrifice in the country between 2014 and 2021. Ritual killings are usually conducted to ...

Recent excavations at Başur Höyük, a Bronze Age settlement dating to around 3300 BCE, uncovered royal burial tombs that contained burial items and evidence of human sacrifice. Researchers ...

After the memorial music and dance performance, a 56-meter-long Chinese dragon hovered and leaped from the center of the altar, soaring to the sky. The dragon symbolized the profound reverence of the ...

Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed a series of stone rooms and objects that were likely used for worship and ritual practices ... a winepress, an altar and a large standing stone, or sacred ...

An Offering from the Herd (verses 10-13). Three types of animals are noted in descending order of economic worth: bull (verses 3-9), a male sheep or goat (verses 10-13), and birds (verses 14-17). A ...

If we are to reinvent the welfare state, let it be in a way that ensures dignity and opportunity for all — not one that sacrifices social wellbeing on the altar of war. What seems to be losing ...