The Bloodthirsty Deities Of The Ancient Mayans - John Reese Davies: The Lost Gods | Odyssey

The Bloodthirsty Deities Of The Ancient Mayans - John Reese Davies: The Lost Gods | Odyssey
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May 4, 2021
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Twenty-five years ago, the ancient Mayans were thought to be a mysterious and peaceful people governed by astronomer-priests. But in 1965, Russian linguist Yuri Knorosov cracked the phonetic code of Mayan hieroglyphic writing in the confinements of his bustling Leningrad study.
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Today, researchers reveal stories of Mayan blood sacrifices as they uncover a world so foreign as to defy our understanding of it.
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