Human sacrifice found in ancient Korean tomb

The remains of a young man believed to have been sacrificed has been found in the tomb of a woman in Korea.

Burying the dead with a human sacrifice was a common custom in ancient Korea.

But in a peculiar case, Korean archaeologists have uncovered a 5th- to 6th-century tomb from Korea’s Silla Dynasty (57 B.C. to A.D. 935) in which a young woman and man are buried together – lying next to each other – raising the possibility that it represents an image of two people making love.

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Story: Korea JoongAng Daily | Photo: Cultural Heritage Administration