(Morerecent analysesof the bones in the cenote indicate both males and females were deposited there.)
The teams research waspublishedtoday in Nature.
We found a somehow unexpected all-male burial.
El Castillo, one of the largest structures at Chichén Itzá.Photo: Johannes Krause
The male remains were recovered from the underground chamber, also known as a chultun, in 1967.
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Chichén Itzá’s Sacred Cenote.Photo:Salhedine
A part of Chichén Itzá’s reconstructed skull rack (note the skulls).Photo: Johannes Krause
