The skull and the scary sacrifices in the ancient tomb of Maya were discovered

The story of a horror sacrifice hidden behind a human skull was discovered in the Mayan tomb of the Central American nation of Guatemala.

For the first time, scientists discovered about 60,000 ancient Mayan works under a deep cave in Guatemala thanks to LIDAR technology - the survey method measures the distance to the target by illuminating the target with a laser beam. and measure reflected pulses with sensors.

The Maya often sacrifice on the top of the pyramid.

This new discovery is seen as "treasure map" . It included a pyramid that had never been known before, isolated on top of a mountain outside Witzna, Guatemala. In addition, this " treasure map" also has 4 pyramids and a cave - considered by the Mayans as a gateway to the underworld.

"These caves and buildings are not on books or maps. They are completely separate from the civilized world, leaving huge gaps in knowledge , " said Leila Donn, a cave research scientist at the university. learn Texas (USA), share.

Approaching the giant wormhole, the adventurers began to descend with narrow, winding paths.

"This is really a great thing. I can't believe I was one of the first people to enter the cave after 1,000 years," said scientist Duncan Cook.

Unexpectedly, the expedition team discovered human bones, a sign of the cave's bloody history.The ancient Mayan sacrifice ritual has two common forms: beheading and heart-breaking . In addition, some other forms include tormenting the body with arrows, throwing into deep holes, burying alive .

These sacrificial rituals are an important part of every Mayan completing a building and it happens quite often.

The human skull was discovered in the ancient Mayan tomb.

Normally, sacrificing enemies is obvious but adventurers discover a more unexpected victim. At the foot of one of the pyramids, the expedition team found the children's skull, seemingly beheaded. They determined this was a child because the part of the baby tooth was found.

"It is likely that the child is beheaded because we only found the skull part here without seeing other bones. The victim is too small. It seems that this is a scapegoat of the underworld because the Mayans always offer donating their most precious things , " revealed archaeologist Katie Ahern.

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