10th-century Peru site used for sacrificing children uncovered
December 7th, 2010 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 07 (ANI): An anthropologist has discovered a site where inhabitants of 10th-century Peru brought sinister novelty to their rites by slaughtering children.In the Lambayeque valley on the north coast of ... Read more...
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Ancient human-bone sculptors ‘turned relatives into buttons, combs’
August 11th, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 11 (ANI): It's a bit gruesome, but practical too - members of a pre-Aztec civilization used bones from freshly dead relatives to make buttons, combs, needles, spatulas, and dozens ... Read more...
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German village settlement provides hints of mass cannibalism 7,000 years ago
December 5th, 2009 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 5 (ANI): A new study has said that an ancient settlement site in a village in Germany is providing hints of mass cannibalism prevalent at the area 7,000 years ago.According ... Read more...
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Nepal ignores Bardot’s plea to halt animal slaughter
November 20th, 2009 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Nov 20 (IANS) Nepal's coalition government has turned a deaf ear to urgent pleas by celebrated French actress and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot to prevent the slaughter of thousands of ... Read more...
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Father sacrifices two-year-old daughter
May 21st, 2009 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 21 (IANS) A man, who allegedly slit his two-year-old daughter's throat in a ritual sacrifice to have a son, was arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria district, police said Thursday.
"Lal ... Read more...
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