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Kerala High Court Asks State If It Contemplates Law Against Black Magic
The Kerala High Court has sought the state government's stand regarding its earlier submission that it was contemplating legislation against evil practices like black magic and sorcery.
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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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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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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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The 'Darker Link' Between Ancient Human Sacrifice And Our Modern World
In Japan, it was said that sacrificing a woman at a rushing river would placate the spirit who lived there, allowing for the construction of bridges and the safe passage of boats. In Greek myth, the warrior king Agamemnon decides to kill his own daughter in exchange for a favorable wind on the way to Troy. The Egyptians buried some of their pharaoh...
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Seven-year-old girl sacrificed for "better harvest"
Two men have been arrested in central India for allegedly killing a 7-year-old girl and cutting out her liver in a ritual sacrifice to ensure a better harvest, police said on Monday. Lalita Tati disappeared in October and her dismembered remains were found a week later.
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Kerala High Court Asks State If It Contemplates Law Against Black Magic
The Kerala High Court has sought the state government's stand regarding its earlier submission that it was contemplating legislation against evil practices like black magic and sorcery.
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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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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.
-
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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The 'Darker Link' Between Ancient Human Sacrifice And Our Modern World
In Japan, it was said that sacrificing a woman at a rushing river would placate the spirit who lived there, allowing for the construction of bridges and the safe passage of boats. In Greek myth, the warrior king Agamemnon decides to kill his own daughter in exchange for a favorable wind on the way to Troy. The Egyptians buried some of their pharaoh...
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Seven-year-old girl sacrificed for "better harvest"
Two men have been arrested in central India for allegedly killing a 7-year-old girl and cutting out her liver in a ritual sacrifice to ensure a better harvest, police said on Monday. Lalita Tati disappeared in October and her dismembered remains were found a week later.
