Human Sacrifice

How did the Maya choose sacrifice victims? DNA yields new clues.

History & Culture

How did the Maya choose sacrifice victims? DNA yields new clues.

How did the Maya choose sacrifice victims? DNA yields new clues.

This ancient society tried to stop El Niño—with child sacrifice

History & Culture

This ancient society tried to stop El Niño—with child sacrifice

This ancient society tried to stop El Niño—with child sacrifice

This Inca girl was frozen for 500 years. She just got a new face.

History & Culture

This Inca girl was frozen for 500 years. She just got a new face.

This Inca girl was frozen for 500 years. She just got a new face.

Tollund Man: What we know about Europe’s most famous bog body

History & Culture

Tollund Man: What we know about Europe’s most famous bog body

Tollund Man: What we know about Europe’s most famous bog body

Mysterious carvings and evidence of human sacrifice uncovered in ancient city

History & Culture

Mysterious carvings and evidence of human sacrifice uncovered in ancient city

Mysterious carvings and evidence of human sacrifice uncovered in ancient city

Centuries-old Inca offering discovered in sacred lake

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Centuries-old Inca offering discovered in sacred lake

Centuries-old Inca offering discovered in sacred lake

Why do we know so little about the Druids?

History & Culture

Why do we know so little about the Druids?

Why do we know so little about the Druids?

What made this ancient society sacrifice its own children?

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What made this ancient society sacrifice its own children?

What made this ancient society sacrifice its own children?

Exclusive: Ancient Mass Child Sacrifice May Be World's Largest

Exclusive: Ancient Mass Child Sacrifice May Be World's Largest

Exclusive: Ancient Mass Child Sacrifice May Be World's Largest

Ancient Maya Sacrificial Cave Revealed in Rare Footage

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One Strange Rock

Ancient Maya Sacrificial Cave Revealed in Rare Footage

Ancient Maya Sacrificial Cave Revealed in Rare Footage

Artifact Trove at Egyptian Tomb Illuminates Life Before Pharaohs

Artifact Trove at Egyptian Tomb Illuminates Life Before Pharaohs

Artifact Trove at Egyptian Tomb Illuminates Life Before Pharaohs

New Clues About Human Sacrifices at Ancient Peruvian Temple

New Clues About Human Sacrifices at Ancient Peruvian Temple

New Clues About Human Sacrifices at Ancient Peruvian Temple

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