ritual activity

ABOVE The door to the sweat bath is positioned between the amphibian goddess’ legs, which are covered with iguanas and toads.

Secrets of a Maya sweat bath

Recent research on an intriguing assemblage of artefacts excavated from a Classic Maya sweat bath in Guatemala is revealing new details about ritual activity at the unusual structure. This sweat bath at Xultun, named Los Sapos (‘the toads’), was explored…