The ancient Mayan city of Chichén Itzá, long known as a site of human sacrifice, has fascinated millions of visitors from ...

Researchers have analysed the remains of 64 ancient sacrificed individuals at Chichén Itzá, revealing that all were male, contrary to previous beliefs that females were also sacrificed.

Climbing the Mayan civilisation’s ancient pyramids is banned ... pelted with water bottles by a furious crowd calling for her sacrifice for trespassing on the 82ft pyramid.

Ancestor worship was important and similar to the Shang dynasty in China and also the ancient Egyptians ... gods and human sacrifice were even more important. The Maya believed the Earth had ...

He spoke only elementary Spanish, and because my Mayan is nonexistent, Pastor had to translate my questions a few different ways to get the meaning across. I asked Don Mariano how he knew he was Maya.