Rodrigo Barquera

Jun 16, 2024 | phys.org | Adam Rohrlach |Rodrigo Barquera

After 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 Itzá.

Jun 12, 2024 | theconversation.com | Adam Rohrlach |Rodrigo Barquera

After analysing 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 Itzá. Published today in Nature, these results show that contrary to popular belief, every one of the ritually sacrificed individuals was male. Additionally, many of them were closely related, including two pairs of identical twins, evoking important themes of Mayan mythology.

Jun 12, 2024 | nature.com | Rodrigo Barquera |Oana Del Castillo-Chávez |Kathrin Nägele |Patxi Pérez-Ramallo |András Szolek |Adam Rohrlach | +5 more

AbstractThe ancient city of Chichén Itzá in Yucatán, Mexico, was one of the largest and most influential Maya settlements during the Late and Terminal Classic periods (ad 600–1000) and it remains one of the most intensively studied archaeological sites in Mesoamerica1,2,3,4. However, many questions about the social and cultural use of its ceremonial spaces, as well as its population’s genetic ties to other Mesoamerican groups, remain unanswered2.