3,700-year-old man buried with stone in his mouth beneath a hearth may have been part of magical ritual

Approximately 3,700 years ago, a man in southeastern Spain underwent a burial unlike any other. Researchers suggest that this ritual may have been intended to symbolically overcome a threat rather than inflict punishment. The discovery of his body underneath a hearth, with a stone in his mouth, implies an effort to silence him.

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