The Spirit World Supernatural is difficult for archaeologists to interpret.
All cultures have religious beliefs.
Despite the Spanish conquest in the AD 1500's, many of the ancient Maya and pre-Maya spiritual beliefs continue. Maya archaeologists have the advantage of being able to study the living Maya and read ancient Maya paintings and other writings. The dates from these burials show that more virgins were put to death during the years of military defeats. Preservation of their virginity marked Rome's success, loss of their virginity marked Rome's failure. Maya glyphs are still relatively poorly understood.