Belize cave was Maya child sacrifice site
Nearly 10,000 bones show Midnight Terror Cave lived up to its name
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SACRIFICIAL SPREAD Bones found in Belize’s Midnight Terror Cave indicate that the ancient Maya sacrificed children and left them in what was considered a sacred space over a roughly 1,500-year span.
Bruce Minkin