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Genetic analyses of ancient graves in Peru reveal new insights into human sacrifice rituals, according to a study. Photo from El Brujo archaeological complex About 1,500 years ago, on the coast of ...

A woman detained an eight-year-old girl for two days in her house. The woman allegedly kidnapped the girl for human sacrifice ...

A part of her head and lower limbs were found close to a sugarcane farm near Vidani village, while the torso is missing, ...

The juvenile had a cord around his neck indicating death by strangulation—a known form of human sacrifice in the Moche culture. The remaining tomb, which is separate from the others, held the ...