Archeologists Excavate the Ancient Maya Paynes Creek Saltworks (IMAGE)

Louisiana State University

Archeologists Excavate the Ancient Maya Paynes Creek Saltworks

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LSU archaeologists discovered in 2004 the first remnants of ancient Maya salt kitchen buildings made of pole and thatch that had been submerged and preserved in a saltwater lagoon in a mangrove forest in Belize.

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Photo: Heather McKillop, LSU

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