Ancient CivilizationsArchaeologists make chilling discovery inside ‘Blood Cave’ used for ancient Mayan rituals Posted on May 28, 2025 by Administrator Hundreds of human bones found in an underground cave in Guatemala suggest a chilling human sacrifice took place there. Cueva de Sangre, or the ‘Blood Cave’, is located underneath the archaeological site of Dos Pilas in Petén, Guatemala. It’s one of more than a dozen caves in this region that were used by the Maya between 400 BC and AD 250.
