Belize cave was site of Maya child sacrifice

摘要

Grim discoveries in Belize's aptly named Midnight Terror Cave shed light on a long tradition of child sacrifices in ancient Maya society. A large portion of 9,566 human bones, bone fragments and teeth found on the cave floor from 2008 to 2010 belonged to individuals no older than 14 years, bioarchae-ologist Michael Prout of California State University, Los Angeles reported April 15. Many of the human remains came from 4- to 10-year-olds. Because these bones are so fragmented, it's difficult to estimate precisely how many individuals were placed in the cave.