American Archaeology Magazine | Summer 2016 | Vol. 20 No. 2

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Jaime Awe

The Maya made offerings to their gods, including human sacrifices, in hopes that the gods would bring rain. This skull was found in Belize’s Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave. It’s covered with a patina of calcium carbonate that resulted from dripping water.

summer • 2016


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