[Aztlan] Maya human sacrifice facts?

[Justin Kerr]

May I call attention to the many images of sacrifice on vases that were not
left by the Spaniards. I cannot argue whether or not some of the sacrifices
were for "religious" reasons, but there is at least one scene where a shaman
is present as an individual is dispatched. The evidence is there to be seen,
warriors did carry trophy heads and victims were tied to scaffolds and
eviscerated. The Ancient Maya did make war and they did celebrate their
victories, the images they left should not be ignored. 
Justin Kerr  

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What do we really know about human sacrifice among the Maya that does 
not come to us through the Spanish?

I've read Linda Schele's very convincing descriptions of self-mutilation 
by Maya kings, but these seem to have been very special events, recorded 
proudly on stone monuments.

In looking into sacrifice of prisoners and other unwilling victims, I 
don't find much /evidence/ among the many assertions that the Maya did 
torture and kill victims for religious reasons.

Any ideas?


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