All of the victims perished more than 500 years ago in carefully orchestrated acts of ritual sacrifice that may be unprecedented in world history ... were finding human bones sticking out ...

Being beheaded or hung drawn or quartered are two of the most famous examples of torture in history. But historians have identified one specific execution that they say stands out from the crowd ...

Child sacrifice was thought to be rare in their culture. This chilling discovery suggests foreign invaders played a role.

As such, it’s possible that the ancient inhabitants of Başur Höyük chose human sacrifice victims based not on class, but on “ritual associations of youths or ranked age sets” that formed ...

The annual celebration of the Amasiekumor festival in the Niger Delta region aims at preserving Ijaw cultural heritage and has nothing to do with human sacrifice whatsoever, the organizers have ...

Paul mentioned Clement in his letter to the Philippians and history shows Clement interacted with Peter, Paul, and John. Clement, Ignatius, and Polycarp were one generation removed from the direct ...

to death for the murder of her infant daughter in 2021—a crime committed as a supposed "human sacrifice" to rid herself of ‘sarpa dosham,' an astrological affliction believed to bring misfortune.

Stored in the human genome, perhaps, is the record of human evolution and existence on this planet. Many say, however, that this history and the benefits it may unfold for human health cannot be found ...