Unlocking the Past, Guiding the Future
Unlocking the Past, Guiding the Future
Archaeologists have made an enigmatic discovery at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Başur Höyük in southeastern Turkey: a significantly high number of adolescent remains buried in elaborate graves. The discovery, published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal, sheds new light on…
Archaeologists are exploring the sacred landscapes where the Incas once walked during their Capacocha rituals. This ancient sacrificial ceremony involved offering children to the gods on top of high mountains and volcanoes. New studies are looking at the pathways that…
A recent archaeological discovery in Northern Ireland has revealed that a set of well-preserved human remains discovered in a peat bog belongs to a young woman who lived more than 2,000 years ago. The discovery, now known as the “Ballymacombs…
In Ecuador, archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a young pregnant woman in a burial that seems to suggest she was sacrificed over one millennium ago. At Buen Suceso on the Ecuadorian coast, the burial site dates back to the…
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a unique ritual sacrifice involving close family members in the ancient Moche culture of Peru. Genetic analysis of six individuals buried in a 1,500-year-old tomb at Huaca Cao Viejo, part of the El Brujo archaeological…
A new study published in the journal Proteomics has revealed compelling evidence supporting the legend that the palace of King Ghezo, a former ruler of Dahomey (modern-day Benin), was constructed using human blood as a binding agent. King Ghezo ruled…
A recent study has unveiled a disturbing trend of sacrificial murders spanning over 2,000 years. The research, published in Science Advances, delves into the horrible tradition of “incaprettamento” — a method of murder involving tying victims’ necks to their legs…
The mystery surrounding the ancient “Vittrup Man,” whose remains were discovered in a peat bog in northwest Denmark over a century ago, has been unraveled by a collaborative effort of international scientists. Through advanced genetic analyses and cutting-edge research techniques,…
Over 500 years ago, high in the Andes Mountains in present-day Peru, an Incan girl met a tragic end as part of a sacrificial ritual. The frozen mummified remains of this adolescent, known as the “Inca Ice Maiden” or “Juanita,”…
Archaeologists from the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1266 of Kiel University (CAU) and the Archaeological Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (Nitra) unearthed the remains of 38 individuals in a ditch surrounding the settlement during this year’s excavation in Vráble,…
