article_snippet.sent: Burying the dead along with a human sacrifice was common in ancient Korea.
article_snippet.sent: Human sacrifices were buried in tombs at the time so Human sacrifices could act as guards in the afterlife.
article_snippet.sent: In contrast, the man in the tomb is believed to be a human sacrifice and the man in the tomb bones are positioned on top of hers.
article_snippet.sent: While male sacrifices were rare but not unheard of at the time, the set up in tomb is thought to be unique.
article_snippet.sent: ’ Kim Kwon-il, a researcher at The Foundation of Silla Cultural Heritage Research, said: ‘Male sacrifices were often buried in the room where the artefacts were, as guards, so to speak, for the dead.
article_snippet.sent: The only bodies previously found in main chambers, show that human sacrifices were often positioned at the feet of the person whom the Silla tomb was intended for.
article_snippet.sent: The man’s was a sacrifice.