in Maya burials accompanied the corpse a few items that could be more or less prosperous depending on the status of the deceased.
A very rich grave goods accompanied the remains of a shaman, a variety of outfits, for example, contained items of rarity and richness and consisted of ten containers of shells and fragments of quartz used for practice by the shaman of prophecy and of magic, there were two turtle shells, symbols of the earth's surface, used anche come strumenti musicali, e dei frammenti di mica e di piccole conchiglie che appartenevano in origine a uno specchio; vi erano da ultimo dei vistosi gioielli decorativi che servivano da ornamento personale, oggetto magico e offerta rituale. Sono stati ritrovati inoltre spilloni utilizzati dallo sciamano per gli autosacrifici rituali. Il corredo poteva contenere anche armi di ossidiana o di selce e ornamenti personali spesso di giadeite.
Inoltre accompagnavano il defunto idoli per lo più di terracotta e argilla, ma anche di legno e di pietra. Il corredo delle persone meno agiate tuttavia era differente e di minor valore; infatti consisteva in oggetti di rozza fattura sia di ceramica sia di pietra. Anche le sepolture variavano depending on social class to which the deceased belonged. The less wealthy class used to bury their dead in large heaps to a large man, of clay that were sometimes placed over 50 individuals. The more wealthy class of the population were placed in heaps, taller than the previous ones, which contained a single person. There was also the use of burial chambers built of stone covered with a mound of earth, in some cases, these graves could contain two or three superposed chambers in which the body of the deceased occupied the upper compartment. In some places, the cremation was also used commonly for the leaders. The ashes were contained in large terra-cotta censers undecorated or in containers.
A very rich grave goods accompanied the remains of a shaman, a variety of outfits, for example, contained items of rarity and richness and consisted of ten containers of shells and fragments of quartz used for practice by the shaman of prophecy and of magic, there were two turtle shells, symbols of the earth's surface, used anche come strumenti musicali, e dei frammenti di mica e di piccole conchiglie che appartenevano in origine a uno specchio; vi erano da ultimo dei vistosi gioielli decorativi che servivano da ornamento personale, oggetto magico e offerta rituale. Sono stati ritrovati inoltre spilloni utilizzati dallo sciamano per gli autosacrifici rituali. Il corredo poteva contenere anche armi di ossidiana o di selce e ornamenti personali spesso di giadeite.
Inoltre accompagnavano il defunto idoli per lo più di terracotta e argilla, ma anche di legno e di pietra. Il corredo delle persone meno agiate tuttavia era differente e di minor valore; infatti consisteva in oggetti di rozza fattura sia di ceramica sia di pietra. Anche le sepolture variavano depending on social class to which the deceased belonged. The less wealthy class used to bury their dead in large heaps to a large man, of clay that were sometimes placed over 50 individuals. The more wealthy class of the population were placed in heaps, taller than the previous ones, which contained a single person. There was also the use of burial chambers built of stone covered with a mound of earth, in some cases, these graves could contain two or three superposed chambers in which the body of the deceased occupied the upper compartment. In some places, the cremation was also used commonly for the leaders. The ashes were contained in large terra-cotta censers undecorated or in containers.
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