Trophies Made of Human Skulls Hint at Something Sinister Around Time of Maya Collapse

[KY_EnviroGuy]

1. The way they're using technology to recreate this history is amazing....

Snips from article:

The vast Maya empire flourished throughout Central America, with the first major cities appearing between 750 and 500 BCE. But beginning in the southern lowlands of Guatemala, Belize and Honduras in the eighth century CE, people abandoned major Maya cities throughout the region. Archaeologists are fascinated by the mystery of what we call "the collapse" of this once powerful empire.
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Clearly violence and warfare contributed to the end of some southern lowland cities, as evidenced by quickly constructed fortifications identified by aerial LiDAR surveys at a number of sites.
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At the northern site of Xuenkal, Mexico, Vera Tiesler and colleagues used strontium isotopes to pinpoint the geographic origin of a warrior and his trophy skull. He was local from the north. But the trophy skull he brought home, found atop his chest in burial, was from an individual who grew up in the south.

These grisly artifacts lend an intriguing element to the sweep of events that resulted in the end of one of the richest, most sophisticated, scientifically advanced cultures of its time.

Thanks for the OP, Judi Lynn.......