THE ancient Turkish city of Hierapolis hosts what is believed to be the oldest ‘Gate to Hell’ on Earth. It is a passage once ...

When we think about animal sacrifice, ancient societies such as the Greeks come to mind. But why did they ritually slaughter animals? What did this do for their society?

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Archaeologists have revealed a previously undocumented form of ritual sacrifice involving close relatives among the elites of an ancient culture. For a study published in the journal PNAS ...