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A new bioarchaeological study has identified what researchers describe as the first known case of deliberate mummification applied to a child sacrificed during the Inca capacocha ritual. The finding ...

One of the most shocking poems in Protestant hymnbooks is William Cowper’s “There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood.” A 1772 meditation about the crucifixion by a man who struggled with depression all ...

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Indian worshippers hurled stones at each other to mark an ancient human sacrifice ritual. Local men took part in ‘Pathron Ka Mela,' a unique centuries-old festival held after Diwali in Shimla District ...