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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Now, researchers have presented evidence showing the cave was used by the Maya people for ritual human ... been subject to ritual dismemberment. One skull fragment, for instance, bore a mark ...

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 ...