The ancient city of Chichén Itzá is known for the evidence of ritual killing but this has always been poorly understood.
The Mayan people may have preferred to sacrifice boys, a new study has discovered.The findings were made in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, which used to be home to the ancient city of Chichén Itzá. The city is perhaps best known for the evidence of ritual killing that took place between 800 to 1000 AD. However the practices have always been poorly understood.
'The similar ages and diets of the male children, their close genetic relatedness, and the fact that they were interred in the same place for more than 200 years point to the chultún as a post-sacrificial burial site,' Oana Del Castillo-Chávez, a researcher at the Centro INAH Yucatán said in a statement.The study draws connections to the Maya spiritual text, the Popol Vuh, which recounts the tales of the Hero Twins who undergo cycles of sacrifice and resurrection.
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