Ancient altar found in Guatemala jungle apparently used for sacrifices, "especially of children," archaeologists say - Upgoat

Ancient altar found in Guatemala jungle apparently used for sacrifices, "especially of children," archaeologists say
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tikal-altar-guatemala-jungle-used-sacrifices-mayan-teotihuacan-cultures/

An altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of what became Mexico, was discovered in Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the center of Mayan culture, demonstrating the interaction between the two societies, Guatemala’s Culture and Sports Ministry announced this week.

The enormous city-state of Tikal, whose towering temples still stand in the jungle, battled for centuries with the Kaanul dynasty for dominance of the Maya world.

Far to the north in Mexico, just outside present day Mexico City, Teotihuacan — “the city of the gods” or “the place where men become gods” — is best known for its twin Temples of the Sun and Moon. It was actually a large city that housed over 100,000 inhabitants and covered around 8 square miles.

The still mysterious city was one of the largest in the world at its peak between 100 B.C. and A.D. 750. But it was abandoned before the rise of the Aztecs in the 14th century.

Lorena Paiz, the archaeologist who led the discovery, said that the Teotihuacan altar was believed to have been used for sacrifices, “especially of children.”

“The remains of three children not older than 4 years were found on three sides of the altar,” Paiz told The Associated Press.

“The Teotihuacan were traders who traveled all over the country (Guatemala),” Paiz said.

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[ - ] VitaminSieg 3 points 2 weeksApr 15, 2025 13:09:03 ago (+3/-0)

1st, archeologists are retarded.
2nd, why would a culture that ritually murders its own children disappear? Very perplex. Much confuse.

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[ - ] TheSimulacra 0 points 2 weeksApr 15, 2025 17:21:14 ago (+0/-0)

You can sacrifice the occasional child without any effect on the total population. If you think that is why they disappeared, then you also are retarded.

Also it is interesting to note how jews and natives both worship a serpent and seem to have no issue with the sacrifice of children. Quetzacoatl could be YahWeh, just on the other side of the planet.

[ - ] Ussliberty86thereturn 2 points 2 weeksApr 15, 2025 11:16:17 ago (+2/-0)

Then these people mixed with sephardics…..what ever could go wrong

[ - ] Clubberlang 1 point 2 weeksApr 15, 2025 11:07:02 ago (+1/-0)*

it's not that they were violent, it was their way of connecting with the celestial bodies," she said.

👌 spoken like a true child free cat lady that treats its fur babies like humans.

Now let's say we reverse the logic on this doent need no mxn fucktard and sacrifice her cats to the @greensaint kitten fund.

You'd hear the reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeing into Cost Rica.

[ - ] inaminit 1 point 2 weeksApr 15, 2025 10:51:46 ago (+1/-0)

Such bloodthirsty savages are not so far removed from their inferior and conquered descendants, eh?

[ - ] Prairie 0 points 2 weeksApr 15, 2025 15:54:30 ago (+0/-0)

They later found that it was actually just an altar used by current Democrats for their routine sacrifices.

[ - ] Her0n 0 points 2 weeksApr 15, 2025 15:14:03 ago (+0/-0)

Hey we found children's skeletons buried next to an altar!

...clearly this means these children were killed and buried here!

No human today has ever tried burying their child in a place they considered the best place to reach the gods. /s

Archeologists need and want money, normal, boring humans with dead cultures don't net the cash as good as child-sacrificing, cannibalistic barbarians that somehow managed to take over a vast tracks of land and last hundreds if not thousands of years.

[ - ] big_fat_dangus 0 points 2 weeksApr 15, 2025 11:29:19 ago (+0/-0)

So vibrant and diverse

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