The priest would rip out the heart which would then be placed in a bowl held by a statue of the honored god,  and the body would then be thrown down the temple's stairs. The body would land on a terrace at the base of the pyramid called an apetlatl.
The priest would extract the heart, which would be placed in a bowl held by a statue of the revered deity, and the body would then be thrown down the temple's steps. The body would land on a terrace at the base of the pyramid known as an apetlatl.