Christina Warinner, Professor of the Social Sciences in the Harvard Department of Anthropology and Sally Starling Seaver Associate Professor at the Radcliffe Institute, has uncovered lost stories about the ancient Maya city of Chichén Itza. With techniques like ancient DNA, isotopes and bioarchaeology, she and an international team of genetic scientists have made some startling discoveries that contradict the myth of sacrificed virgins—the offering of little boys, particularly twins.