Maya Warfare and Sacrifice
The Ancients
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The Capture of the Alite Captain
There seem to have been certain cultural rules that were shared more broadly than others. And i think this capture thing was probably one of them. How are these alite captives, how are they depicted on archaeology that survives? Well, the ones we know on the monuments were often there depicted being step on by the ruler who captures him. The winning ruler is displaying the person that he captured, and therefore has the s to tribute from that community.
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