Twin boys were often slaughtered in human sacrificial rituals at a notorious ... origin stories and spiritual life of the ancient Maya. Twin sacrifice is a central theme in the sacred K’iche ...

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highlighting themes in Maya mythology. The remains date back to between 600 CE and 1100 CE, suggesting the sacrifices spanned a 500-year period, potentially linked to agricultural cycles or ...

The Maya kings became the high priests during the Classic period (250-900 AD). During the post Classic period (950-1539 AD) gods and human sacrifice were even more important. The Maya believed the ...

“human sacrifices” from their followers? Mayans and Andeans have given us, back in the 16th century (and with roots far more ancient), a way out of this quagmire, and that idea of a ...