Archaeologists have uncovered fragmented skulls from a Guatemalan cave where people were sacrificed in a brutal Maya ritual to appease the rain god. The Cueva de Sangre, or "blood cave", was first ...

Scientists believe the people were sacrificed to appease the Mayan rain god, Chaac. Archaeologists working in northern Guatemala (formerly the Mayan city of Dos Pilas) recently discovered fragments of ...

During the fall of the Maya civilization over 1,000 years ago, kings were killed in public, captives were taken hostage, and in one notably violent event in the city of Aguateca, Maya fled their homes ...

The Maya rain god, Chaac, is a common motif in Maya architecture. Chaac appears on this frieze at El Castillo. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...

A new study published in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology on September 20 details the discovery of blue cotton fibers in the teeth of the humans that ...

The ancient Maya once believed that Mexico’s jungle sinkholes, containing crystalline waters, were the gateway to the underworld and the lair of a surly rain god who had to be appeased with human ...

UXMAL, Mexico -- Water was everything to ancient Mayans in the Uxmal region. Their principal god was Chaac, the god of rain. Sculptures of his image are at Uxmal. When his nose is curved upward, he is ...