Rising to power in the wake of the Classic Maya collapse, Chichén Itzá was among the largest and most influential cities of the ancient Maya, but much about its political connections and ritual life remain poorly understood.
Ancient Maya genomes reveal the practice of male twin ritual sacrifice at Chichén Itzá retrieved 12 June 2024 from https://phys.org/news/2024-06-ancient-maya-genomes-reveal-male.html
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