Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2d
Why Were These Teenagers Chosen as Human Sacrifices at an Ancient Mesopotamian Cemetery?
In modern-day Turkey, a cemetery dating to the early Bronze Age holds burials full of luxurious goods—and numerous human ...
All That's Interesting on MSN3d
The Mystifying History Of Druids, The Spiritual Leaders Of The Ancient World
When Julius Caesar wrote a series of histories about the Gallic Wars around 53 B.C.E., he mentioned a fascinating group of ...
Jewish Journal10d
The Power and the Cost of Sacrifice
As these difficult times demand great personal sacrifice from a select few, the rest of us should consider the meaning behind ...
National Geographic news27d
A massive bone pit hints at human sacrifice and fertility rituals when Romans ruled Britain
Officially, Romans disapproved of human sacrifice, and the practice would have been controversial under their rule, Green says. Some Roman writers believed it was going on before conquest ...