"The 52 animals deposited in the courtyard of Casas de Turuñuelo represent a series of episodes of slaughter," a team of archaeologists said in a study recently published in PLOS ONE.
"The fact that the animals are mostly adults discards the likelihood that they died from natural causes or an epidemic," the researchers explained. "In addition, the scenographic deposition of certain equids in pairs, as well as evidence of the burning of plant offerings, suggest an intentional ritualistic sacrifice."
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