Why Did So Many People Die Around Egypt’s First Kings?
More than 5,000 years ago, hundreds of people were buried beside some of Egypt’s earliest kings at Abydos. Archaeologists have argued for more than a…
Human Sacrifice
DNA Study Reveals the True Origins and Ritual Secrets of Shimao, China’s Enigmatic Neolithic City
For decades, the stone walls of Shimao—one of the largest and most imposing Neolithic settlements in northern China—have guarded a silence that archaeology alone could…
Teenage Girl Buried Face Down 2,000 Years Ago May Have Been a Human Sacrifice
When archaeologists brushed away the Dorset soil, they didn’t expect to uncover the skeleton of a teenage girl lying face down — a chilling clue…