Carl de Borhegyi
| Gender | Male |
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| Location | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States |
| Introduction | My research was inspired by a theory first proposed by my father the late Maya archaeologist Stephan F. de Borhegyi, better known as Dr. Stephan Borhegyi, that hallucinogenic mushroom rituals were a central aspect of Maya religion. He based this theory on his identification of a mushroom stone cult that came into existence in the Guatemala Highlands and Pacific coastal area around 1000 B.C. along with a trophy head cult associated with human sacrifice and the Mesoamerican ballgame. |