Ritual artifacts recovered alongside ... the cave were an offering to the rain god, Chaac. The Maya commonly performed human sacrifices as a way to appease the gods during times of crisis, such ...

Archaeologists found items known to have been used in rituals, such as obsidian blades and red ochre, in the cave. Human remains in Guatemala's Cueva de Sangre reveal ancient Maya ritual sacrifices.

Archaeologists working in northern Guatemala (formerly the Mayan city of Dos Pilas ... that the cave was a sacred location in which ritual blood sacrifices were held. This theory is supported ...

Child sacrifice was thought to be rare in their culture. This chilling discovery suggests foreign invaders played a role. New archaeological finds add to evidence that the Maya city of Tikal in ...

Sacrifice in the Service of the Rain God Chaac Scholars now believe these acts of dismemberment were ritual offerings to Chaac, the Maya god of rain, who played a critical role in agricultural cycles.

yet marked by human sacrifices. In Guatemala, an ancient cave has hidden a chilling reminder of the brutal rituals once practiced by the Maya to appease an ancient god. Today, this cave remains a ...

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

Other bones had been arranged in particular ways, which supports the researchers' interpretation of their deposition as a ritual ... that the Maya carried out these sacrifices to appease the ...

“In Maya ritual, body parts are just as valuable ... three months in the spring offers additional reasoning behind the sacrifices. Bleuze believes the Day of the Holy Cross celebration each ...

More than a millennium ago, a Maya community collapsed in the face of a devastating drought. One writer joined an intrepid ...

he prepared the sacrifice. “Just as their world was falling apart,” Moyes says, “they made a last-ditch effort to please Chac.” She calls this influx in subterranean rituals, which were happening all ...