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To: Catspaw
From what I've read the Azteca were much bigger devotees of human sacrifice than the Maya. I can recommend a book if you like.
28 posted on 12/31/2001 1:09:21 AM PST by dennisw
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To: dennisw
From what I've read the Azteca were much bigger devotees of human sacrifice than the Maya. I can recommend a book if you like.

The Aztecs were more fond of human sacrifice than the Mayans, but I did get a kick out of the hordes of tourists at Chichen Itza posing with the chac mool, not knowing what it was used for. I resisted the urge to walk up to a group of smiling tourists and say, "By the way, that's where the heart of the human sacrifice is placed after it's taken out of the body by the high priest."

I think the Aztecs and Mayans both lifted the chac mool from the Toltecs.

35 posted on 12/31/2001 4:56:38 AM PST by Catspaw
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