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1,300-Year-Old Gold Hoard Found Near Dutch Village Hints at Pagan Rituals
A 1,300-year-old gold and silver hoard near Hezingen, Netherlands, suggests an ancient pagan worship site. Researchers found coins, jewellery and relics possibly used in religious offerings. Geochemical analysis indicates animal sacrifices, while architectural findings suggest ritual structures. The discovery sheds light on early medieval Europe's ...
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1,200-Year-Old Pregnant Woman’s Sacrifice Unearthed in Ecuador's Manteño Period Burial
Archaeologists in Ecuador have uncovered the remains of a pregnant woman who lived 1,200 years ago during the Manteño period. The burial, which included valuable trade artifacts like Spondylus shells and obsidian blades, suggests a ritual sacrifice, though the exact motivations remain unclear. Fractures on her skull indicate she may have died from...
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Genetic Analysis Reveals Family Sacrifices in 1,500-Year-Old Moche Tomb in Peru
A genetic study of a 1,500-year-old Moche tomb in Peru has revealed a unique sacrificial ritual involving family members. Two teenagers, one a boy sacrificed to his father and a girl to her aunt, were found buried alongside high-status individuals in a tomb at the Huaca Cao Viejo temple. This discovery, reported in PNAS, challenges previous assumpt...
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2,500-Year-Old Rare Bronze Age Sword with Iron Rivets Unearthed in Danish Bog
A rare Bronze Age sword, bent into an S-shape, was recently discovered in a Danish bog near Veksø. Estimated to be 2,500 years old, the sword is believed to have been part of a ritual sacrifice. Alongside the sword, a bronze neck ring and other artefacts were uncovered. Archaeologists believe this sword marks an important shift between the Bronze ...
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Ancient Burial Mound in Siberia Discovered With Evidence of Human Sacrifice: Study
Archaeologists in southern Siberia have discovered a 2,800-year-old burial mound containing an elite individual along with sacrifices of at least one human and 18 horses. The kurgan, dating to the 9th century B.C., is one of the earliest known to display elements of Scythian burial practices, such as human and animal sacrifices, and may mark the be...
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Study Finds Evidence Of Human Sacrifice Across Europe In Stone Age
The practice was called incaprettamento and was prevalent in Europe more than 2,000 years ago, said the study.
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Supreme Spiritual Act Of Sacrifice: President On PM Modi's 11-Day Ritual
The nationwide celebratory atmosphere around the inauguration of the grand Ram temple in Ayodhya is an uninhibited expression of India's eternal soul and start of a new cycle in the country's resurgence, President Droupadi Murmu said on Sunday as she
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"I'm Emotional. First Time...": PM Modi's Message Ahead Of Ram Temple Event
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today began 11-day rituals, including "strict vows and sacrifice", to prepare for the Ram temple consecration ceremony on January 22.
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5,000-Year-Old Wine Discovered In Tomb Of Ancient Egyptian Queen
The discovery was made in Upper Egypt, about 10 km from the Nile River, by archaeologists from the University of Vienna.
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4-Year-Old Boy Killed In UP 'Human Sacrifice' Ritual, Stepmother Arrested
A four-year-old boy was allegedly killed at a village in Uttr Pradesh's Amethi after his stepmother was told that a child had to be sacrificed so that she could bear one of her own, police said on Wednesday.
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Boy, 10, Killed In UP "Human Sacrifice" Ritual, 3 Arrested
Three people have been arrested for allegedly killing a 10-year-old boy here after an occultist asked them to perform a "human sacrifice", police said on Sunday.
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Boy, 9, Beheaded, Body Chopped Into Pieces In "Human Sacrifice" Ritual
A nine-year-old boy was kidnapped and decapitated as part of a "human sacrifice" ritual for getting money and later his body was chopped into pieces, Dadra and Nagar Haveli police said.
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Month Later, Family Of Kerala "Human Sacrifice" Victim Awaits Body
With little money left in hand, the relatives of R Padma, one of the two women, allegedly sacrificed as part of a black magic ritual in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, have sought the intervention of Tamil Nadu and Kerala Chief Ministers.
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After "Human Sacrifices" Case, Kerala Woman Arrested For "Black Magic"
Days after the horror of the case of "human sacrifices" was unearthed in Kerala's Pathanamthitta, state police have now arrested a woman from the same district for allegedly practising occult rituals using children.
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Kerala "Human Sacrifice": Mastermind Posed As "Sreedevi" On Social Media
Mohammad Shafi -- the main accused in the Kerala "human sacrifice" case -- masqueraded as a holy man and apparently had a physical relationship with Laila Singh, which was passed off as a part of the rituals, the police said today.
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1,300-Year-Old Gold Hoard Found Near Dutch Village Hints at Pagan Rituals
A 1,300-year-old gold and silver hoard near Hezingen, Netherlands, suggests an ancient pagan worship site. Researchers found coins, jewellery and relics possibly used in religious offerings. Geochemical analysis indicates animal sacrifices, while architectural findings suggest ritual structures. The discovery sheds light on early medieval Europe's ...
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1,200-Year-Old Pregnant Woman’s Sacrifice Unearthed in Ecuador's Manteño Period Burial
Archaeologists in Ecuador have uncovered the remains of a pregnant woman who lived 1,200 years ago during the Manteño period. The burial, which included valuable trade artifacts like Spondylus shells and obsidian blades, suggests a ritual sacrifice, though the exact motivations remain unclear. Fractures on her skull indicate she may have died from...
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Genetic Analysis Reveals Family Sacrifices in 1,500-Year-Old Moche Tomb in Peru
A genetic study of a 1,500-year-old Moche tomb in Peru has revealed a unique sacrificial ritual involving family members. Two teenagers, one a boy sacrificed to his father and a girl to her aunt, were found buried alongside high-status individuals in a tomb at the Huaca Cao Viejo temple. This discovery, reported in PNAS, challenges previous assumpt...
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2,500-Year-Old Rare Bronze Age Sword with Iron Rivets Unearthed in Danish Bog
A rare Bronze Age sword, bent into an S-shape, was recently discovered in a Danish bog near Veksø. Estimated to be 2,500 years old, the sword is believed to have been part of a ritual sacrifice. Alongside the sword, a bronze neck ring and other artefacts were uncovered. Archaeologists believe this sword marks an important shift between the Bronze ...
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Ancient Burial Mound in Siberia Discovered With Evidence of Human Sacrifice: Study
Archaeologists in southern Siberia have discovered a 2,800-year-old burial mound containing an elite individual along with sacrifices of at least one human and 18 horses. The kurgan, dating to the 9th century B.C., is one of the earliest known to display elements of Scythian burial practices, such as human and animal sacrifices, and may mark the be...
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Study Finds Evidence Of Human Sacrifice Across Europe In Stone Age
The practice was called incaprettamento and was prevalent in Europe more than 2,000 years ago, said the study.
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Supreme Spiritual Act Of Sacrifice: President On PM Modi's 11-Day Ritual
The nationwide celebratory atmosphere around the inauguration of the grand Ram temple in Ayodhya is an uninhibited expression of India's eternal soul and start of a new cycle in the country's resurgence, President Droupadi Murmu said on Sunday as she
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"I'm Emotional. First Time...": PM Modi's Message Ahead Of Ram Temple Event
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today began 11-day rituals, including "strict vows and sacrifice", to prepare for the Ram temple consecration ceremony on January 22.
-
5,000-Year-Old Wine Discovered In Tomb Of Ancient Egyptian Queen
The discovery was made in Upper Egypt, about 10 km from the Nile River, by archaeologists from the University of Vienna.
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4-Year-Old Boy Killed In UP 'Human Sacrifice' Ritual, Stepmother Arrested
A four-year-old boy was allegedly killed at a village in Uttr Pradesh's Amethi after his stepmother was told that a child had to be sacrificed so that she could bear one of her own, police said on Wednesday.
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Boy, 10, Killed In UP "Human Sacrifice" Ritual, 3 Arrested
Three people have been arrested for allegedly killing a 10-year-old boy here after an occultist asked them to perform a "human sacrifice", police said on Sunday.
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Boy, 9, Beheaded, Body Chopped Into Pieces In "Human Sacrifice" Ritual
A nine-year-old boy was kidnapped and decapitated as part of a "human sacrifice" ritual for getting money and later his body was chopped into pieces, Dadra and Nagar Haveli police said.
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Month Later, Family Of Kerala "Human Sacrifice" Victim Awaits Body
With little money left in hand, the relatives of R Padma, one of the two women, allegedly sacrificed as part of a black magic ritual in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, have sought the intervention of Tamil Nadu and Kerala Chief Ministers.
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After "Human Sacrifices" Case, Kerala Woman Arrested For "Black Magic"
Days after the horror of the case of "human sacrifices" was unearthed in Kerala's Pathanamthitta, state police have now arrested a woman from the same district for allegedly practising occult rituals using children.
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Kerala "Human Sacrifice": Mastermind Posed As "Sreedevi" On Social Media
Mohammad Shafi -- the main accused in the Kerala "human sacrifice" case -- masqueraded as a holy man and apparently had a physical relationship with Laila Singh, which was passed off as a part of the rituals, the police said today.
