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1,200-year-old remains of dismembered pregnant woman in Ecuador hint at 'enigmatic' sacrifice to thwart El Niño

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Archaeologists found the rich burial of a pregnant woman and fetus in Ecuador .

The woman's bones revealed that she was bludgeoned and dismembered and that another person's head and burnt offering were placed in the grave.

Human sacrifice was rare for coastal Ecuadorian peoples, the researchers noted in their study.

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