When Herodotus , in the 5th century BC. C., he undertook the task of describing Egypt in the Histories of him , a certain topic in particular fascinated him, and so he stopped to write a long, detailed and explicit study on the different types of mummification and its techniques (II.85-90). Beyo
The discovery of traces of human blood on arrowheads in Guatemala would testify to the holding of self-sacrificial ceremonies among the ancient Maya. Obsidian Maya arrowheads found at archaeological sites in Peten, Guatemala. In the background, the Nixtun-Chich peninsula. SELF-SACRIFICE. Very rar
Although scientists and historians have long conjectured that stone and bone carvings have been used as a form of symbolism since the Middle Paleolithic (250,000-45,000 BC), the findings supporting this theory are very scarce. A recent discovery by archaeologists from the Hebrew University and the
A new study looks back at the ritual sacrifices of Inca children carried out in the 15th century at the top of the Ampato and Pichu Pichu volcanoes, in Peru. Mummy n°2 from the Ampato volcano, Peru, and its x-ray showing silver jewelry ornaments called tupu. All the peoples of the world have been