26 October 2026
The 3,200-Year-Old Warrior Queen Buried with a 9-Kilogram Bronze Axe
The tomb of Fu Hao, a powerful military commander of China's Shang Dynasty, contained bronze weapons,…
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human sacrifice
5 October 2026
Could Egypt’s First Royal Servants Have Been Buried Alive? 5,000-Year-Old Skulls Reopen a Century-Old Mystery
More than a century ago, archaeologist Flinders Petrie examined a group of unusual burials surrounding some…
2 December 2025
In Neolithic China, Death Was Gendered: Men for the Gates, Women for the Elites
Human sacrifice was not just a ritual act in Neolithic China—it was a carefully engineered system,…
2 November 2025
2,000-Year-Old Durotriges Tribe Discovery in Dorset Unveils Possible Human Sacrifice Ritual
Archaeologists from Bournemouth University have uncovered the remains of a teenage girl buried face down in…
8 September 2021
Dark secrets of Korea’s famous Wolseong palace complex are unearthed
The remains of an adult woman were discovered at the base of the Wolseong palace in…