Even after 2,000 years of exposure to the intense heat and humidity of the Yucatán jungles, the temples, statues, and murals ...

A blood cave in Guatemala has found to be home to scattered remains of human sacrifices rituals. With hundreds of humans ...

Deep in an underground cave in Guatemala, archaeologists stumbled upon hundreds of fragmented human bones showing signs of ...

A Sherlock Holmes-style investigation has revealed the ancient method for the stunning ... important in sacrifices made to the Maya rain god Chaak (also spelled Chaac and Chac) during periods ...

Researchers uncovered a second ancient method the Maya used to craft their long-lasting blue pigment, revealing new cultural ...

Bleuze and Franco hypothesize that the rituals were conducted to appease the Mayan rain god Chaac, a way of ushering in the warm seasons and blessing the community’s crops. The researchers ...

The ancient Maya, whose world was one of vivid cultural practices and strict hierarchy, with rulers playing an essential role mediating between the gods and mere mortals, developed a deep interest ...

For ancient Maya, it was likely open only during ... human sacrifice rituals were likely intended to appease the Mayan rain god Chaac, but further studies, including DNA analysis of the bones ...