A pregnant woman believed to have lived over a thousand years ago in Ecuador's coastal region may have been part of ritual sacrifice or punishment, according to archaeologists who excavated her ...

Archaeologists and climate scientists from the University of Copenhagen can now show that ritual sacrifices of sun stones coincided with a large volcanic eruption that made the sun disappear ...

In many African cultures, mask-wearing rituals serve as a cornerstone of traditional ceremonies, and they also provide an unexpected advantage: stronger forehead muscles. These masks, typically ...

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Fans of actor Nandamuri Balakrishna are facing legal action after a goat was sacrificed outside the Pratap movie theater in Tirupati, allegedly as part of a ritual celebrating the success of his ...

Credit: Sara Juengst – CC BY 4.0 via Research Gate. A group of archaeologists unearthed the remains of a pregnant woman and a fetus who died approximately 1,200 years ago, presumed to be a ritual ...

He claimed he needed a young girl for an occult sacrifice. Jugnu initially resisted, but Sonu allegedly beat her into submission. "After the murder, Sonu conducted occult rituals . The items used ...

Read more: Informal mining in South Africa is here to stay ... A secret world of ritual, rite and rumour. We found that women under spiritual and ancestral possession (often referred to as ...

According to the SANDF, the bodies are in Ugandan undergoing pathology procedures while plans are underway for an arrival ...

This site is believed to represent one of the most significant examples of mass animal sacrifice in Teotihuacán, rivaling rituals later performed by the Aztecs. Animals uncovered in the burial ...