Archaeologists working in northern Guatemala (formerly the Mayan city of Dos Pilas) recently discovered fragments of more ...

Archaeologists working at the Cueva de Sangre site in Guatemala have discovered an unusual ancient Maya ritual.

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 ...

According to lead archaeologist Kannika Premjai, the use of red ochre is symbolic, representing power and blood, suggesting ... an early form of funerary ritual. Adding to the mystery, the ...

The Cueva de Sangre, or "blood cave", was first discovered in the ... evidence showing the cave was used by the Maya people for ritual human sacrifice some two millennia ago.