Scientists believe the people were sacrificed to appease the Mayan rain god, Chaac. Archaeologists working in northern Guatemala (formerly the Mayan city of Dos Pilas) recently discovered fragments of ...

Rising to power in the wake of the Classic Maya collapse, Chichen Itz was among the largest and most influential cities of the ancient Maya, but much about its political connections and ritual life ...

Hermann Nitsch, “Schuttbild” (2011), acrylic on canvas and painting on vestment (image courtesy Marc Straus Gallery) The dual exhibitions of Hermann Nitsch’s work at the Hudson Valley Center for ...

When we think of temples, we imagine flowers, incense, bells, and chants. But in some of the most ancient shrines of the Goddess, flowers were not the primary offering. Blood was. Across India, Shakti ...

Archaeologists working in northern Guatemala (formerly the Mayan city of Dos Pilas) recently discovered fragments of more than 100 human bones which researchers believe belonged to those sacrificed by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archaeologists working in northern Guatemala (formerly the Mayan city of Dos Pilas) recently discovered fragments of more than 100 ...