Belize cave was Maya child sacrifice site

Nearly 10,000 bones show Midnight Terror Cave lived up to its name

Belize’s Midnight Terror Cave

SACRIFICIAL SPREAD  Bones found in Belize’s Midnight Terror Cave indicate that the ancient Maya sacrificed children and left them in what was considered a sacred space over a roughly 1,500-year span.

Bruce Minkin

ATLANTA — Grim discoveries in Belize’s aptly named Midnight Terror Cave shed light on a long tradition of child sacrifices in ancient Maya society.