Skeleton found at ancient pyramid could rewrite what we know about human sacrifice rituals

NewsScienceArchaeologySkeleton found at ancient pyramid could rewrite what we know about human sacrifice ritualsIt is believed that the man was buried as an offeringFranklin Briceno Wednesday 19 August 2026 09:41 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:3035265To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/peru-lima-skeleton-human-sacrifice-b3035465.html","title":"Skeleton found at ancient pyramid could rewrite what we know about human sacrifice"}}CloseRelated video: 3,000-year-old mummy discovered next to football training groundSign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in healthGet our free Health Check emailGet our free Health Check emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveIndyHealthNews","regTitle":"Health Check","subscriptionGroup":"health","subscriptionGroupId":"a476a40b-80d6-475e-83ee-36e2c8c6dcb9","type":"health","pathPrefix":["/news/health","/news/science"],"associatedAuthors":["Rebecca Thomas"],"title":"Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health","mobileTitle":"Get our free Health Check email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/healthCheck1_1.png","description":"Behind the headline review on the week in health","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveHealthCheck","regSourceSection":"Archaeology","regSourceNewsletter":"NSC"},"isClimate":false}Archaeologists have found the skeletal remains of an adult human near the base of an ancient pyramid...