Stone Age skeletons show women were likely sacrificed in Mafia-style killings, say archaeologists

• Ancient remains found in France reveal two women were likely tortured and killed Mafia-style.
• The women experienced "self-strangulation" using a ligature that bound their ankles to their necks.
• Twenty similar ritualistic burials have been discovered at sites across Europe.

An archaeological discovery in France has revealed the Stone Age remains of two women thought to have been tortured and sacrificed in a form of murder associated with the Italian Mafia.

Though the remains were discovered in 1985, a study published last week in the journal Science Advances reveals the "atypical" positioning of the bodies.