Scientists studied the genetic makeup of seven Maya individuals—including one who was the victim of human sacrifice.

In Guatemala’s Tikal National Park, which was once the center of the Maya civilization, archaeologists discovered a fifth-century C.E. altar from the Teotihuacan culture. The Teotihuacan people ...

It’s not clear how widespread human sacrifice was among the Maya, ... Why the idea that the Maya civilization ‘collapsed’ is wrong. HISTORY & CULTURE. This Inca girl was frozen for 500 years.

The Mayan people may have preferred to sacrifice boys, a new study has discovered. The findings were made in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, which used to be home to the ancient city of Chichén Itzá.

Researchers note that twins played a prominent role in ancient Mayan origin stories and spirituality, and that the sacrifice of twins is a theme in the group’s 2,000-year-old religious text.

Archaeologists have discovered a 1,600-year-old Maya altar, surrounded by children's bones. Child sacrifice was thought to be rare in their culture.

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Scientists use laser technology to uncover more Mayan ruins 03:10. An altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of what became Mexico, was discovered in Tikal National Park in ...

So you’d refer to the Maya civilization, Maya culture, and the group of people known as the Maya (or in Spanish, usually, Los Maya). 2. Misconception: There was a Maya Empire.

How an American couple are piecing together a lost civilization 07:32. In-depth research focusing on genetic material found at an ancient Mayan temple points to a pattern of sacrificing twin boys ...