Archaeologists in Peru have discovered the tomb of a lord of the Lambayeque culture, believed to have been an executioner due to the three ceremonial knives found buried with him. Near the ...

A team of conservation experts based at West Horsley Place have discovered an ancient executioner’s axe among the debris in a derelict and unused room. West Horsley Place is an ancient estate ...

With ancient ceremonial knives at his side, an elite 14th-century executioner—a key player in human-sacrifice rituals—has been uncovered in a tomb at a pre-Inca site in Peru, archaeologists suggest.

A team of conservation experts made a spooky discovery in a derelict room at West Horsley Place just in time for Halloween. The experts found an ancient executioner’s axe among the debris in the ...