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

<img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/135297234.cms" />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.