Hunbatz Men, identified as a Mayan elder and priest, led the ceremony as part of a series of gatherings at sacred sites that will culminate in December at the “Crystal Skulls World Mysteries ...

Getty Two trophy skulls, recently discovered by archaeologists in the jungles of Belize, may help shed light on the little-understood collapse of the once powerful Classic Maya civilization.

Languages: English, Spanish Skulls found at an ancient Mayan site have revealed evidence of a gruesome ritual from more than a thousand years ago. Four months ago, archaeologists with the Mexican ...

It’s an apropos description of the cave former purpose, as a depository of fragments of human remains sacrificed by the Maya people to their rain god. If that sounds violent, that’s because it was.

A recent study by Dr. Angelina Locker published in the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology implemented bioarchaeological ...

A team of archaeologists in Mexico excvating Mayan ruins discovered the cave. The remains, including bones and skulls found in two ... found glued to the entrance wall. The 20-inch high cavern ...

An ancient Mayan skull made of volcanic rock and believed to have magic powers to protect humanity on Dec. 21, 2012 — the date widely interpreted by modern scholars to be that of the end of the ...

Carly is a geoscientist reporting scientific innovation and discovery. Tooth enamel from the skulls of 1000-year-old Maya human sacrifices were isotopically analyzed with the goal of elucidating ...

Mayan warfare Nasty skull fractures are a sign Mayan armies engaged in open warfare with weapons that included spiked clubs, new research suggests. The findings come from a study of skulls ...

GLAUCHAU, Germany — Ooops. Cue the eerie music. An ancient Mayan skull stolen from Tibet by the Nazis and said to have magical powers, including helping humanity ...