Marvel at the 'timeless world' of the Maya hidden under the lagoon

A new piece of evidence of the timeless development of the Maya has been unearthed under the Belize lagoon on the Caribbean coast, showing that the empire possessed a respectable industry.

According to Acient Mesoamerica, although the Classical period of the Maya took place from AD 250 to 900, their civilization was no less than that of other civilizations born centuries later, especially in production and trade.

Archaeologists are working on an area that was once a Mayan salt village - (Photo: Louisiana State University).

The newly discovered ruins under the Belize lagoon are a large salt-making "craft village", and different from other primitive civilizations of the same age, they follow the industrial style and trade their products around. place.

At that time, salt was an extremely expensive item around the world, so this craft village brought prosperity to the land. Combined with many salt villages throughout the empire, the Maya owned a whole salt-making industry, contributing significantly to their wealth. Salt is also a tool for them to preserve meat, making Mayan meals always rich and comfortable.

A wooden stilt house on stilts is preserved intact by salt water - (Photo: Louisiana State University).

According to Acient Origins, this research, led by archaeologist Heather McKilop from Louisiana State University (USA) has collected the first ruins of this craft village - called the Paynes Creek Salt Works - telling Since 2004. The excavation has continued to this day and has recovered many trucks of artifacts including tools, fragments of ceramic jars used to boil salt water, stoves, wooden stakes, thatched roofs. . used to make houses on stilts by the lagoon.

This is a mangrove forest with a high concentration of water in the water, so it was chosen by the Mayans