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'An offering to energize the fields': 76 child sacrifice victims, all with their chests cut open, unearthed at burial site in Peru
An analysis of previous sacrifices at the same site suggests the victims were conquered people brought to work on the land.
The 3,300-year-old ancient Egyptian statue of Ramesses II said to have inspired Percy Shelley's 'Ozymandias'
This statue of an Egyptian pharaoh is said to have inspired the English poet Shelley to write his famous poem "Ozymandias."
'Unique' gold offering to god of war discovered at Roman fortress in Georgia
An excavation at a Roman fortress in the country of Georgia has revealed a gold offering to a god of war, a colorful mosaic and other artifacts.
Iron Age woman was buried with a knife stuck into her grave. Archaeologists aren't sure why.
At an Iron Age cemetery in Sweden, archaeologists discovered an unusual grave of a woman interred with an iron folding knife stuck into her burial.
Were the Vikings really that violent?
The Vikings' reputation for bloodlust compared to other medieval fighters may have been exaggerated over the years.
'Mind-blowing' discovery reveals 5,000-year-old cultic building in Israel
The remains of a 5,000-year-old structure that likely had cultic purposes is one of the oldest public buildings ever found in Israel.
Archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old Bronze Age settlement hidden in Saudi Arabian oasis
A Bronze Age settlement hidden on the Arabian Peninsula reveals secrets about the slow growth of urbanization in the region.
1,200-year-old Viking cemetery with 'stone ship' burials discovered in Sweden
Archaeologists in Sweden were expecting to find an ancient settlement, but they were surprised to discover a Viking Age cemetery with boat-shaped burial outlines.
