Guatemalan Cave Holds Evidence of Maya Human Sacrifice - Archaeology Magazine

Guatemalan Cave Holds Evidence of Maya Human Sacrifice - Archaeology Magazine

DOS PILAS, GUATEMALA—In the 1990s, archaeologists made a grisly discovery when they entered a cave beneath the Maya site of Dos Pilas in Petén. The team encountered hundreds of fragmented human bones that were scattered about the cave floor alongside ocher and obsidian blades. Many of the bones bore marks indicative of traumatic injuries and execution. Live Science reports that researchers have recently studied the remains from Cueva de Sangre, …

By Uriel Blanco, CNN en Español Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, is at the center of another controversy, and this time it directly involves Mexico. MrBeast, who is by far the YouTuber with the most subscribers in the world (beating the second-place finisher by almost 100 million), published a video on May 10 in which he visited some of Mexico's most important archaeological sites, including Chichén Itzá in the state of Yucatán, home to…

Chichén Itzá: Ancient Mayan Legacy in the Yucatán Peninsula - teleSUR English

The monumental ruins of Chichén Itzá, located in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, continue to captivate researchers and visitors alike as they uncover the deep spiritual and political significance of this ancient Mayan city. Derived from the Mayan language, the name “Chichén Itzá” translates to “mouth of the well of the Itzaes,” referring to the Sacred Cenote, a natural sinkhole believed to serve as an entrance to the underworld and a site of ritual …

The recent appearance of the popular creator of MrBeast, in archeological zones of Mexico, has sparked a debate on the boundaries between digital entertainment and the protection of cultural heritage. His video entitled "I survived 100 hours in an ancient temple" has captured millions of views, but it has also sparked strong questions among specialists and advocates of the historical legacy. The production, which has as its main stage the emblem…

Around the video that the businessman and American youtuber MrBeast made in the archaeological zones of Calakmul, Balankanché and Chichen Itza, who reported on Tuesday La Jornada, Claudia Curiel de Icaza, head of the Federal Culture Secretariat, announced that “there will be the corresponding sanctions”.

Secretar a de Cultura seeks sanctions against Mr. Beast, claiming that he did not perform proper interpretation of heritage sites in Mexico.