Ritual Sacrifice in Guatemala Cave

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Blood Cave

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Chilling discovery inside 'Blood Cave' used for ancient Mayan rituals

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Hundreds of human bones found in an underground cave in Guatemala suggest a chilling human sacrifice took place there.

The ' Blood Cave' is located underneath the archaeological site of Dos Pilas in Petén , Guatemala .

A new analysis of the remains determined that the injuries resulted from ritual dismemberment that took place during a sacrifice some 2,000 years ago.

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