An Aramaic inscription found at Zerzevan Castle documents the closure of a Mithras temple. This ancient text provides rare ...

The sacrifice was an elaborate procedure, indicating it was of utmost importance to the highest echelons of ancient society.

Carved from wood more than five centuries ago, a small skull faced mask held today at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore ...

In the 1990s, archaeologists found a beheaded sacrifice victim near an Aztec temple in Mexico City, his hands still gripping ...

Butcher bags, human sacrifice and cavernous black holes … in a world of dry art this stunning exhibition forces us to confront religion and mortality ...

The question of what happens when we die is an ancient one, but new research suggests that our brains can actually continue ...

Three decades ago, researchers working atop the Llullaillaco volcano, located on the border between Argentina and Chile, discovered exceptionally well-preserved remains. The find included the ...

New radiocarbon dating of the ‘Llullaillaco Maiden’ appears to rule out a response to natural disasters or Inca campaigns of conquest.

Perched high in the Sahyadri ranges, Lohagad is best known as a favourite trekking destination. Lohagad Fort near Lonavala is a historic hill fort with a 2,000-year-old history The fort was a key ...

We also found out that human sacrifices are needed to keep the island’s horrors at bay, and in season two, eight more souls will be on the menu. Widow’s Bay already has no shortage of ...