Archaeologists working in northern Guatemala (formerly the Mayan city of Dos Pilas) recently discovered fragments of more than 100 human bones which researchers believe belonged to those sacrificed by ...

Archaeologists have uncovered fragmented skulls from a Guatemalan cave where people were sacrificed in a brutal Maya ritual to appease the rain god. The Cueva de Sangre, or "blood cave", was first ...

A study discovered that human remains found at a mass burial site were identified as boys between the ages of 3 and 6 Getty New research reveals that the Mayan empire would offer young boys, including ...

The Maya created a complex calendar system to regulate their world — one of the most accurate of pre-modern times. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Ritual killing was a common part of religious sacrifice in the ancient Mayan city of Chichén Itzá. For decades, media depictions cast the victims of these acts as young women and adolescent girls. In ...

The ancient Maya civilization— peppered throughout parts of modern-day Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador and Honduras— ...

WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - In 1967, an underground cistern known as a chultun was discovered near a sacred body of water at Chichen Itza, an important ancient Maya city on Mexico's Yucatan ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Although Mayan written sources clearly document human sacrificial ...

Genetic clues have unveiled a type of ritual child sacrifice at an ancient Maya site that consisted only of young boys, often chosen as closely related pairs that included twins. The discovery stems ...

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Scientists believe the people were sacrificed to appease the Mayan rain god, Chaac. Archaeologists working in northern Guatemala (formerly the Mayan city of Dos Pilas) recently discovered fragments of ...