El Castillo, also known as the Temple of Kukulcan, is among the largest structures at Chichén Itzá and its architecture reflects its far-flung political connections. Located in the heart of Mexico’s ...

In the classical world, sacrifice was the ultimate expression of piety, ranging from simple offerings of honey cakes and wine to elaborate animal rituals. This video explores the diverse practices of ...

The custom, known as Luo Hua Dong Nv, was associated with the Miao communities in Xiangxi and has long been regarded as one ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Pagans in northern Europe's Baltic region imported horses from neighboring Christian countries during the late medieval ...

Historical, anthropological, and folkloric data are replete with accounts of various rituals in every human society as far back as records existed. Such rituals were performed for various reasons, ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. DNA analysis has revealed that a pre-Hispanic child sacrifice victim ...

Several thousand years before the pyramids rose over ancient Egypt, people living on the Arabian Peninsula constructed a different kind of marvel. Called a mustatil, it was drastically different than ...

EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (AP) — Animal welfare advocates say several animal heads found in a plastic bag in East Greenwich last month appear to be related to some sort of religious animal sacrifice ritual ...