The positioning of the bodies, entwined with fragments of grindstones, suggests a deliberate and forceful placement within the burial ... the complex rituals and beliefs of ancient European ...

A pregnant woman's dismembered remains from over 1,000 years ago, along with unusual burial artifacts spanning multiple cultures, point to a possible ritual sacrifice in coastal Ecuador ...

Burial 6, the largest dedicatory chamber found, must have once been a "State spectacle," witnessed by thousands of people, Sugiyama said. Sacrifices were government-sanctioned ritual performances ...

The model helped researchers to get inside the heart and soul of Stonehenge, and hear what ancient Britons would have ...

The burial also included a burnt offering placed in the thoracic cavity, researchers said. However, such rituals have been found to occur later between AD 991-1025, which would indicate that the ...

Sitting 40km south of Cairo near Giza, Saqqara is an ancient burial ground for high-ranking ... are covered with carvings of healing scenes and rituals and hieroglyphs describing his work.

SCIENTISTS have found an ancient royal ... This burial appears to be related to a group called the Scythians, who have remained shrouded in mystery despite modern science. The kurgan, or large ...