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Important rituals such as the dedication of major building projects or the enthronement of a new ruler required a human sacrificial offering. The sacrifice of an enemy king was the most prized offering, and such a sacrifice involved the decapitation of the captive ruler in a ritual reenactment of the decapitation of the Maya maize god by the Maya death gods. [1]
Spanish colonizers reported that the Maya would kill and consume massive quantities of turkey in an annual ritual sacrifice and feast. [20] The Dresden Codex, an 11th-12th century illustrated Maya book, [21] depicts birds being used in ritual sacrifice, deer tied up near sacrificial sites, and pieces of deer meat placed into ritualistic ...
Scholars believe that battles were meant to be quick, and not with the purpose of conquering the city. Attacks success was often based on the prospect of being a surprise attack. [5] A major part of Maya Warfare included what followed a battle. The capture and sacrifice of high valued targets was the main reason and prospect for war.
Most of the ancient civilizations of Mesoamerica such as the Olmec, Maya, Mixtec, Zapotec and Aztec cultures practiced some kind of taking of human trophies during warfare. Captives taken during war would often be taken to their captors' city-states where they would be ritually tortured and sacrificed.
Shortly afterwards, the Spanish were invited as allies into Iximche, the capital city of the Kaqchikel Maya. [85] Good relations did not last, due to excessive Spanish demands for gold as tribute, and the city was abandoned a few months later. [86] This was followed by the fall of Zaculeu, the Mam Maya capital, in 1525. [87]
The walls date to the Classic Mayan period, between 300 and 600 A.D., making them roughly 1,400 years older than Google’s online direction service.
The following post contains major spoilers for Mayans MC‘s series finale. Proceed with caution! Across its five seasons, Mayans MC has warmly embraced its Sons of Anarchy origins, bringing back ...
WARNING: This post contains spoilers for the Mayans M.C. series finale. The fifth and final season of FX’s Mayans M.C. came to a dramatic and somewhat shocking end Wednesday, and the overall ...