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Exploring Maya Ritual Caves: Dark Secrets from the Maya Underworld

By Stanislav Chládek

Book information

Publisher
AltaMira Press
Year
2011
ISBN
0759119872, 9780759119871
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
19 MB (19964077 bytes)
Edition
1st
Pages
240\241
Time added
2016-12-31 09:04:10
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Description

Exploring Maya Ritual Caves offers a rare survey and explication of most of the known ancient Maya ritual caves in Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. The caves were the Maya underworld, where rituals, including animal and human sacrifice, were carried out. The Maya cave cult and mythology, construction and modification of the caves, and cult art and artifacts are discussed. Chládek, an intrepid explorer, then describes important caves that he has recently visited and provides photos of their wonders.

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