In a new study, a team of researchers analyzed a previously undiscovered ritual of sacrifice that involved relatives in Peru.

About 1,500 years ago, on the coast of Peru, two teenagers were strangled and buried in a temple grave alongside four deceased adults. Now, an analysis of their remains has concluded that all six ...

Six Bodies Unearthed Beneath a Pyramid-Like Painted Structure, Revealed Unusual Moche Culture Burial Ritual Archaeologists ...

Researchers analyzed the 1,500-year-old remains of six elite individuals buried together in a pyramid-like temple.

Adolescents were sacrificed to their close relatives during funerals of high-status individuals in the Mocha culture.

First, “the Señora burial is significant,” because she’s “the best-preserved elite burial found in Peru to date,” study authors state. Her body was elaborately wrapped in 20 layers of textiles, and ...

Genetic analysis has shown that two teenagers were sacrificed and buried with their family members around 1,500 years ago.

A genetic analysis of six people buried in a Moche tomb around A.D. 500 revealed that two teenagers were sacrificed to their ...

the Moche culture left no written documents. In the case of the overwhelmingly attention-grabbing Moche warrior duck vessel, this lack of a narrative explanation is particularly frustrating to ...

When Christopher Donnan began studying the art created by Peru’s Moche culture more than 50 years ago, he wasn’t sure how much it reflected ancient reality. From about A.D. 200 to 850 ...

Moche tomb reveals family sacrifice ritual linked to high-status burial Genetic analysis confirms adolescent boy sacrificed ...

A genetic analysis of six people buried in a Moche tomb around A.D. 500 revealed that two teenagers were sacrificed to their close relatives. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...