Salt Depicted in Calakmul Mural (IMAGE)

Louisiana State University

Salt Depicted in Calakmul Mural

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The first documented record of salt as an ancient Maya commodity at a marketplace is depicted in a mural painted more than 2,500 years ago at Calakmul, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.

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Rogelio Valencia, Proyecto Arqueológico Calakmul

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