It’s well-known that the ancient Maya had their own version of ball games, which were played with a rubber ball on stone courts. Such games served not just as athletic events but also religious ones ...

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"From the tombs of the elite to the graves of commoners, mortuary remains offer rich insights into Classic Maya society. In Mortuary Landscapes of the Classic Maya: Rituals of Body and Soul, the ...

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 ...

Hundreds of human bones found in an underground cave in Guatemala suggest a chilling human sacrifice took place there. Cueva de Sangre, or the 'Blood Cave', is located underneath the archaeological ...

An environmental DNA analysis of soil collected at an ancient Maya ball court reveals that the site was once part of a ritual. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...