Guatemala’s Cueva de Sangre, translated as “blood cave,” isn’t just a clever name. It’s an apropos description of the cave ...

Over 1,000 years ago, multiple Mayan men were decapitated at a temple in modern-day Mexico. Now, archaeologists have unearthed their skulls, shedding light on the culture and health of the Mayans ...

The discovery paints a chilling picture: The people here were sacrificed during the dry season to appease the Maya rain god ... like a hatchet — on the skull, Fricano said.

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 ...

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

The temple-pyramid is in Moral-Reforma, an ancient Mayan settlement ... group dates to sometime between 300 B.C. and 250 A.D. Skulls found in each group showed signs of deformation indicative ...

The artefact, a relic from the Maya civilisation, features a relief carving of a skull in profile. Historians posit that the object comprised one block in a wall of similar carvings meant to evoke ...