The 64 Maya Boys Buried Beneath Chichén Itzá — And The DNA Test That Found Two Pairs Of Identical Twins
These questions cannot be answered by the genetic data alone.
They require integration with the historical, epigraphic, and comparative archaeological evidence about how Maya ritual sacrifice functioned — who was selected, by what criteria, from which communities, and through what social processes.
The 2024 study has provided a new set of facts that must be explained by any adequate account of the ritual.
The explanation itself remains to be developed.
The Living Legacy
The genetic continuity finding is, in some ways, the most important part of the 2024 study for understanding the full significance of the research.
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