When people hear about human sacrifice in ancient Mexico, the Aztecs and their dramatic rituals usually steal the show. Giant pyramids, skull racks, and tales of heart-extracting ceremonies fill ...

Evidence of human sacrifice to try to ensure the success of ancient construction projects has been found for the first time at a Korean site, officials said Tuesday. Two skeletons dating from the 5th ...

A recent study by Dr. Angelina Locker published in the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology implemented bioarchaeological methods to determine if the secondary burial remains found within a ...

Rachel Feltman: Archaeology can reveal shocking similarities between modern-day humans and our most distant, ancient ancestors. But it just as often allows us awe-inspiring glimpses into feats our ...

New findings are helping archaeologists clarify what we know about ancient South American civilizations. An ancient Peruvian temple discovered under a sand dune is rewriting what we know about ...

New Delhi: A recent study carried out using modern forensic methods revealed evidence of potential human sacrifice in ancient Egypt. The research also found fractures in many of the skulls, indicating ...

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Rodrigo Barquera, a researcher at the Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany, about a study revealing a surprise about ancient Mayan sacrifices.