New research uncovers disturbing evidence of ritualized killings in the British Iron Age. A burial pit in Dorset and a 2,000-year-old cold case provide, for the first time, clear insight into the shocking, community-sanctioned nature of human sacrifice during this period.

https://wildhunt.org/2024/10/new-research-points-to-ritual-murder-practices-in-the-british-iron-age.html

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New Research Points to Ritual Murder Practices in the British Iron Age

New research uncovers disturbing evidence of ritualized killings in the British Iron Age. A burial pit in Dorset and a 2,000-year-old cold case provide, for the first time, clear insight into the shocking, community-sanctioned nature of human sacrifice during this period.

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