An archeologist quoted in a CBS News report about human sacrifice altars in Guatemala seemingly claimed the sacrificing culture wasn’t violent, adding that they were “connecting with the celestial ...

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Historical, anthropological, and folkloric data are replete with accounts of various rituals in every human society as far back as records existed. Such rituals were performed for various reasons, ...

Israeli extremist “Temple” groups have intensified their campaign to introduce what they call “animal sacrifices” inside the Aqsa Mosque during the upcoming Jewish Passover holiday, scheduled for 1–8 ...

Tensions in occupied Jerusalem are rising after extremist Israeli “Temple” groups intensified their campaign to introduce ritual animal sacrifices inside the compound of the Al-Aqsa Mosque during the ...

Five people were arrested in India for the killing of a seven-year-old boy in an alleged ritual sacrifice aimed at bringing good fortune to a public school, police said on Sept. 27. The victim was ...

Recent findings from the Maya city of Copán in Honduras have shed new light on the role of wild animals in ancient Mesoamerican society. Wild animals played a significant practical and symbolic role ...