Evidence of human sacrifices to Mayan rain deity found in a Guatemalan cave

In the 1990s, archaeologists discovered over 100 human remains in a cave beneath the Maya site of Dos Pilas, Guatemala. Recently study concluded that the bones which showed signs of dismemberment and execution date from 400 B.C. to A.D. 250 and are believed to be the result of ritual human sacrifices. The cave, known as Cueva de Sangre (“Blood Cave”), is accessible only during the dry season, when sacrifices were likely made to honor the Chaac, Mayan deity associated with rain. The remains were found with ocher, obsidian blades, and deliberate bone arrangements, reinforcing their ritual significance.

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Ancient Maya 'blood cave' discovered in Guatemala baffles archaeologists