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A British newspaper is sensationalizing an archeological discovery in Belize. The Daily Mail online calls it "evidence of child trafficking in the Mayan Midnight Terror Cave in Cayo."

The article refers to a 3 year study of the cave by Belizean researchers and Archaeologists from California State University which ended in 2010. The article speaks of human remains of adults and children between the ages of 6 and 14 along with the remnants of sacrificial altars dating back to between 700 and 900 AD. And then it says, foreign scientists and researchers believe that the "underworld network of caves in Belize may have been used to traffic Mayan children as young as six for sacrifice."

We contacted the Director of the Institute of Archaeology Dr. John Morris and he confirms that the cave was used for ritual sacrifices but adds that " to take the data and speak of "children trafficking " is misleading at best and warrants more in depth research. The fact that this has not been published in a peer review journal suggests that the ideas presented are speculative".