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Why This Tribe In The Philippines Hangs Coffins From Cliffs
The Filipino tribe has a ritual of breaking the bones of the dead body to secure it in a foetal position in a coffin hanging from a cliff
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Why This Indonesian Tribe Once Buried Dead Babies Inside Living Trees
The community believed that the tree would be the new mother of the dead baby. Therefore, the graves were carved opposite the house of the original parents
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Archaeologists Find Burial Sites With 100,000-Year-Old Bones At Israel's Tinshemet Cave
Archaeologists believe they have found one of the oldest burial sites in the world at a cave in Israel, where the well-preserved remains of early humans dating back some 100,000 years were carefully arranged in pits.
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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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5 Major Ancient Egyptian Discoveries in 2024: Rare Artefacts, Rituals, Ancient Medical Insights, and More
Throughout 2024, Egypt's archaeological sites revealed groundbreaking discoveries, including the first known astronomical observatory, evidence of hallucinogenic rituals, and ancient medical practices. Highlights include the intact tomb of Idi, a governor’s daughter, gold tongues believed to aid afterlife communication, and a 4,500-year-old skull...
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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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5,700-Year-Old House Fire in Ukraine Reveals Mysterious Cucuteni-Trypillia Remains
Archaeological findings in Kosenivka, Ukraine, reveal the burned remains of seven individuals from the Cucuteni-Trypillia societies, dated to approximately 5,700 years ago. The victims, including children and adults, showed signs of violent head trauma, suggesting possible intergroup conflict. One skull fragment placed atop the burial a century lat...
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15 Stone Age Skulls Found in Italy’s Neolithic Village, Unveiling Ancient Rituals
A recent discovery of 15 Neolithic skulls in the Masseria Candelaro site in Italy offers new insights into ancient rituals. The skulls, dating back to 5618-5335 B.C., suggest they were part of a unique ancestor practice. Found inside a structure, the skulls show no signs of violence, hinting that they were handled over generations in symbolic ritua...
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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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Final Rituals For Burial Ceremony Of Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi Begin
The final rituals for burying the mortal remains of Sri Jayendra Saraswathi in the premises of the Kanchi Sankara Mutt began in Kanchipuram this morning in the presence of a few family members.
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Busy Gaza Morgue Performs Muslim Burial Rituals
In the morgue at a small Gaza hospital, the anguished cries of those who lost loved ones in Israeli airstrikes fell silent on Thursday when Ahmed Jadallah began attending to the corpses, one by one, on his wooden work table.
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Why This Tribe In The Philippines Hangs Coffins From Cliffs
The Filipino tribe has a ritual of breaking the bones of the dead body to secure it in a foetal position in a coffin hanging from a cliff
-
Why This Indonesian Tribe Once Buried Dead Babies Inside Living Trees
The community believed that the tree would be the new mother of the dead baby. Therefore, the graves were carved opposite the house of the original parents
-
Archaeologists Find Burial Sites With 100,000-Year-Old Bones At Israel's Tinshemet Cave
Archaeologists believe they have found one of the oldest burial sites in the world at a cave in Israel, where the well-preserved remains of early humans dating back some 100,000 years were carefully arranged in pits.
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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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5 Major Ancient Egyptian Discoveries in 2024: Rare Artefacts, Rituals, Ancient Medical Insights, and More
Throughout 2024, Egypt's archaeological sites revealed groundbreaking discoveries, including the first known astronomical observatory, evidence of hallucinogenic rituals, and ancient medical practices. Highlights include the intact tomb of Idi, a governor’s daughter, gold tongues believed to aid afterlife communication, and a 4,500-year-old skull...
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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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5,700-Year-Old House Fire in Ukraine Reveals Mysterious Cucuteni-Trypillia Remains
Archaeological findings in Kosenivka, Ukraine, reveal the burned remains of seven individuals from the Cucuteni-Trypillia societies, dated to approximately 5,700 years ago. The victims, including children and adults, showed signs of violent head trauma, suggesting possible intergroup conflict. One skull fragment placed atop the burial a century lat...
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15 Stone Age Skulls Found in Italy’s Neolithic Village, Unveiling Ancient Rituals
A recent discovery of 15 Neolithic skulls in the Masseria Candelaro site in Italy offers new insights into ancient rituals. The skulls, dating back to 5618-5335 B.C., suggest they were part of a unique ancestor practice. Found inside a structure, the skulls show no signs of violence, hinting that they were handled over generations in symbolic ritua...
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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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Final Rituals For Burial Ceremony Of Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi Begin
The final rituals for burying the mortal remains of Sri Jayendra Saraswathi in the premises of the Kanchi Sankara Mutt began in Kanchipuram this morning in the presence of a few family members.
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Busy Gaza Morgue Performs Muslim Burial Rituals
In the morgue at a small Gaza hospital, the anguished cries of those who lost loved ones in Israeli airstrikes fell silent on Thursday when Ahmed Jadallah began attending to the corpses, one by one, on his wooden work table.
