Nearly 75% of American do not know that the day before Halloween has a special name all its own. It's not surprising that a day when tricks, treats and pranks are the order of the day and what better name than Mischief Night?
In northwest China in tombs near Mogou village, archaeologists have found hundreds of graves that contain the remains of victims of human sacrifice. This cemetery dates back more than 4,000 years.
The excavation of the tombs took place between 2009 to 2011. The
majority of them are believed to belong to the Qijia culture. Not only
were there individual burials, but in some cases entire families were
interred with their heads facing northwest.
Adjacent
to the remains were small rooms containing pottery, as well as
necklaces, bronze sabers, maces, axes daggers and knives.