Researchers said the brutal human sacrifice rituals were likely intended to appease the Mayan rain god Chaac, but further studies, including DNA analysis of the bones, were needed to better ...

The Fire Kings (Pơtao Apui) of Gia Lai were believed to possess supernatural powers - able to summon wind and rain, ensuring ...

The study is grounded in the premise that smoke generated from havans (sacred fire offerings) acts as an aerosol. Aerosols ...

Archaeologists have uncovered fragmented skulls from a Guatemalan cave where people were sacrificed in a brutal Maya ritual ...