Secrets of Maya child sacrifice at Chichén Itzá uncovered using ancient DNA
Phys.org - Sun 16 Jun 24After analyzing the remains of 64 ancient sacrificed individuals, most of whom were children, researchers have revealed new details about human sacrifice at the ancient Maya site of Chichén ...
Hidden tunnel under Mayan temple reveals new gruesome details of human sacrifices
The Independent - Thu 13 Jun 24The findings disprove previous theories that the majority of the victims of human sacrifice were girls
Some (very creepy) secrets of Mayan human sacrifices have been uncovered
Science Focus - Wed 12 Jun 24From their remarkable astronomical calendars and stunning stepped pyramids, the ancient Mayan civilisations of Central America captivated scholars for centuries. Yet alongside their brilliance, ...
Ancient DNA from Maya ruins tells story of ritual human sacrifices
Nature News - Wed 12 Jun 24Nature, Published online: 12 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01759-1Children sacrificed at Chichén Itzá have genetic links to people living near the ancient Maya city in ...
Ancient genomes reveal insights into ritual life at Chichén Itzá
Nature News - Wed 12 Jun 24Nature, Published online: 12 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07509-7We present genome-wide data from 64 subadults interred in Chichén Itzá around ad 500–900 that gives ...
Child sacrifices tied to Mayan Hero Twin myth revealed by ancient DNA
Science - Wed 12 Jun 24Genes show continuity between ancient and modern Maya
Ancient Maya Genomes Sequenced for First Time
New York Times - Wed 12 Jun 24Thousand-year-old DNA from Chichén Itzá is offering insights into Maya religious rituals, including a tradition of child sacrifice.
Ancient Maya genomes reveal the practice of male twin ritual sacrifice at Chichén Itzá
Phys.org - Wed 12 Jun 24Rising to power in the wake of the Classic Maya collapse, Chichén Itzá was among the largest and most influential cities of the ancient Maya, but much about its political connections and ritual ...
The Ancient Maya Appeased Their Gods With Sacred Offerings
Discover Magazine - Tue 11 Jun 24Blood-letting, offerings of various objects, and other rituals defined the life of the ancient Maya people, who worked to satisfy a reciprocal relationship with their gods.
A Mass Grave of Maya Boys May Shed Light on Human Sacrifice in Chichén Itzá
Smithsonian Magazine - Thu 13 Jun 24Researchers have genetically tested the bones and made determinations of gender and family relations
Ancient DNA dispels outdated assumption about Maya human sacrifices
CNN - Wed 12 Jun 24 How did the Maya choose sacrifice victims? DNA yields new clues., National Geographic - Wed 12 Jun 24Mass Graves in Chichen Itza Reveal Human Offerings in Ancient Maya Civilization; Genomic Analysis Shows How They Chose Sacrifice, The Science Times - Thu 13 Jun 24
Ancient Maya Preferred to Sacrifice Boys, Analysis of Remains Reveals, Newsweek - Wed 12 Jun 24
Over 60 Sacrificed Ancient Mayan Boys – Including Twins – Found At Chichén Itzá, IFLScience - Wed 12 Jun 24
Surprising Insights into Child Sacrifice at Ancient Maya City of Chichén Itzá, Science Blog - Wed 12 Jun 24
Maya Child Sacrifice Secrets Revealed Through Ancient DNA, Mirage News - Wed 12 Jun 24
Ritual Sacrifice Uncovered at Chichén Itzá, Mirage News - Wed 12 Jun 24
Ancient Maya DNA shows male kids were sacrificed in pairs at Chichén Itzá
Ars Technica - Wed 12 Jun 24Enlarge / Detail from the reconstructed stone tzompantli, or skull rack, at Chichén Itzá, evidence of ritual human sacrifice. (credit: Christina Warinner) Inhabitants of ...
Scientists unveil the genetic secrets of Maya children sacrificed for the gods
ZME Science - Wed 12 Jun 24The study revealed genetic ties between ancient Maya child sacrifices at Chichén Itzá and modern descendants, offering new insight into their rituals and disease resistance.
DNA Analysis Overturns Myths of Maya Empire's Child Sacrifice Rituals
ScienceAlert - Wed 12 Jun 24It's just so sad.
The gruesome ritual sacrifices at Chichén Itzá: Ancient Mayans killed child TWINS in a bid to satisfy the gods of the underworld, grisly study reveals
Daily Mail - Wed 12 Jun 24Bodies at the ancient Mexican city of Chichen Itza belonged to young boys, reveals a gruesome new study by experts at the Max-Planck Institute in Leipzig, Germany.
More than 100 Maya boys — some as young as 3 — were sacrificed and buried in a pit in Chichen Itza, DNA study reveals
Livescience - Wed 12 Jun 24Researchers analyzed the DNA of 64 individuals and discovered they were all male, including two sets of twins. ...
Child Sacrifices at Famed Maya Site Were All Boys, Many Closely Related
Anthropology.net - Fri 14 Jun 24Genetic clues have unveiled a type of ritual child sacrifice at an ancient Maya site that consisted only of young boys, often chosen as closely related pairs that included twins.The discovery ...
Ancient genomes reveal the legacies of human sacrifice and mediaeval epidemics
The Hindu - Tue 18 Jun 24Scientists have used archaeogenetics and evolutionary medicine to bring to light some of the inner lives and beliefs of the Mayan people
Ritual sacrifice at Chichén Itzá
ScienceDaily - Wed 12 Jun 24Rising to power in the wake of the Classic Maya collapse, Chich n Itz was among the largest and most influential cities of the ancient Maya, but much about its political connections and ritual ...
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