2,000-year ritualized human sacrifice tradition discovered in Neolithic France tomb.

A new study reveals evidence of a prehistoric ritualized human sacrifice tradition that spanned at least 2,000 years. Researchers analyzed remains from a Neolithic tomb in France, finding three women in unusual positions, two of whom appear to have been deliberately killed through asphyxiation. This practice, which began 6,000-5,500 years ago, suggests ritualized human sacrifice was common across Neolithic Europe.