[Aztlan] Hard evidence of Maya human sacrifice

[Jules Siegel]

Stephen Whittington <whittisl at wfu.edu> wrote:

> We have hard evidence of Maya human sacrifice. At
the Late Postclassic site of Iximche, Guatemala, there
were 50 decapitations in pits adjacent to small
platforms that appear to have been altars [...and
other examples].

So are we talking about hundreds (or a few thousand,
at most) of victims, perhaps, over several centuries?

Is there enough evidence like this to conclude that
human sacrifice was a generalized feature of Mayan
culture? 

Or was it a special practice with limited frequency
that varied by locality and time period?

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