Jan Cobb Photography

Mayan Skull Carvings

Tzompantli or Skull Platform in Chichen Itza, a large pre-Columbian city built by the Mayans. Displayed are the skulls of human sacrifices. Other platforms show scenes with human sacrifice, eagles eating all human hearts, and skeletonized warriors with arrows and shields.

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Tzompantli or Skull Platform in Chichen Itza, a large pre-Columbian city built by the Mayans. Displayed are the skulls of human sacrifices. Other platforms show scenes with human sacrifice, eagles eating all human hearts, and skeletonized warriors with arrows and shields.