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The ancient Maya practiced human sacrifice.

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Is it true that the ancient Maya practiced human sacrifice?

Yes. A reference article on human sacrifice in Maya culture states directly that the ancient Maya practiced human sacrifice, including heart extraction, up to the Spanish conquest. A peer-reviewed paper on Late Postclassic highland Guatemala and a medical review also report ritual human sacrifice among the Maya.

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Human sacrifice in Maya culture
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Human sacrifice in Maya culture. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_sacrifice_in_Maya_culture

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Human Sacrifice
2013
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Human Sacrifice. (2013). ebookcentral.proquest.com. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=5084662

Blood and Ash: Ecological Collapse and the Rise of Human Sacrifice in the Ancient Americas
2025
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Mary, H. (2025). Blood and Ash: Ecological Collapse and the Rise of Human Sacrifice in the Ancient Americas. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15882288

Stable Isotope Analysis of Ancient Maya Skeletal Remains from Late Postclassic Iximche’, Guatemala
2025
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Whittington, S. L., Reed, D. M., Tykot, R., Olsen, K. C., & Longstaffe, F. (2025). Stable Isotope Analysis of Ancient Maya Skeletal Remains from Late Postclassic Iximche’, Guatemala. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1017/laq.2024.24

Earliest evidence of primate captivity and translocation supports gift diplomacy between Teotihuacan and the Maya.
2022
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N, S., S, S., C, C., CAM, F., A, I., KS, H., RR, S., E, T., & CA, H. (2022). Earliest evidence of primate captivity and translocation supports gift diplomacy between Teotihuacan and the Maya.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2212431119

Maya Medicine: An Analysis of the Maya Concept of the Cardiovascular System.
2026
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Sr, O. J. & G, E. (2026). Maya Medicine: An Analysis of the Maya Concept of the Cardiovascular System.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1844

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