The Ancient Maya and Human Sacrifice

The Ancient Maya practiced human sacrifice for a variety of political and religious reasons. Learn about the contentious history behind the practice.

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Human sacrifice was a religious practice characteristic of pre-Columbian Aztec civilization, as well as of other mesoamerican civilizations such as the Maya and the Zapotec. The Aztecs had 18 months in one

And one to hold the head?

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