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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.
Excavations at the non-Maya site of Teotihuacan have unearthed the remains of hundreds of bodies that are thought to represent a mass sacrifice at the Temple of the Feathered Serpent. [1] At the Temple of the Moon , another excavation site, there were a number of decapitated remains found along with numerous bound bodies of headless males.
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 archaeology project, which began in January 2023, has recovered 218 bags worth of ceramic pieces, three of metates (a stone used to grind grain or cocoa), two flint knives and many other ...
Satellite view of the Yucatán Peninsula. The Maya civilization occupied the Maya Region, a wide territory that included southeastern Mexico and northern Central America; this area included the entire Yucatán Peninsula, and all of the territory now incorporated into the modern countries of Guatemala and Belize, as well as the western portions of Honduras and El Salvador. [4]
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 ...