Cueva de Sangre, or the 'Blood Cave', has proved fascinating for researchers for decades.

A ritual sacrifice focused on males and close kin Dating ... The Hero Twins and their adventures are amply represented in Classic Maya art, and because subterranean structures were viewed as ...

The city is “best known for its extensive evidence of ritual killing, which includes both the physical remains of sacrificed individuals and representations in monumental art,” reads a news ...

Languages: English, Spanish Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a "unique" human and horse sacrifice ritual at a huge prehistoric ... "animal-style" art. Overview of the Tunnug 1 site ...

The Hero Twins and their adventures are often represented in Classic Maya art, and because subterranean ... reveals the deep connections between ritual sacrifice and the cycles of human death ...

Twins figure prominently in ancient Maya religion and art, and sacrificing twins is ... central to Maya cosmogony. "Ritual sacrifice was a common practice among ancient Mesoamerican populations.

Archaeologists recently uncovered the remains of a remarkably well-preserved dog from ancient Rome – and the discovery highlights the prevalence of ritual sacrifice in antiquity. The excavation ...

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 recently uncovered the remains of a remarkably well-preserved dog from ancient Rome – and the discovery highlights the prevalence of ritual sacrifice in antiquity. The excavation ...