Who were the victims of Maya sacrifice? Ancient DNA reveals an unexpected finding cnn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cnn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
How did military conflict fit into the end of a mighty civilization? AP Photo/Moises CastilloTwo trophy skulls, discovered by archaeologists in the jungles of Belize, may help shed light on the little-understood collapse of the once powerful Classic Maya civilization. The defleshed and painted human skulls, meant to be worn around the neck as pendants, were buried with a warrior over a thousand years ago at Pacbitun, a Maya city. They likely represent gruesome symbols of military might: war trop
Ancient Mayan idol — a deity of death — found in Mexico tri-cityherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tri-cityherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A DNA study indicates that although colonial Europeans, Africans and Indigenous Mexicans lived and were buried together in Mexico, they did not interbreed.