The Maya are well known for their achievements in counting and documenting time, but do they deserve a reputation for human sacrifice? For ancient Americans this was a ritualized practice that was considered a payment to the Gods for the gift of life. The Aztec are believed to have conducted mass human sacrifice, but the evidence we have for the Maya suggests that such events were much less common.
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Dr. Loa Traxler speaks more about the ancient Maya and human sacrifice in the video below.
