Funerary Practices of the Ancient Maya

Let’s Talk Death

Hello Listeners! This week we will dive into speaking about the Ancient Maya and how they honored their dead. As usual, full show notes are available for free on our patreon if you would like to read. We have a lot of works cited for this one as well. We hope you enjoy this week's episode!
Works Cited

https://www.worldhistory.org/Popol_Vuh/

https://www.worldhistory.org/Xibalba/

1. | Coe MD. Maya (8th Edition). Thames & Hudson; 2010.

https://www.ncpedia.org/glossary/pok-tok#:~:text=pok%2Da%2Dtok%20%7C%20NCpedia&text=Definition%3A,through%20a%20stone%20scoring%20ring.

https://www.frazerconsultants.com/2018/02/cultural-spotlight-ancient-mayan-funeral-traditions/#:~:text=Burial%20Practices&text=The%20graves%20faced%20north%20or,shape%20of%20animals%20or%20gods.

https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1546147/1/Welsh_665991_vol1.pdf

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_death_rituals

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