On the eve of the rise of the Maya civilization, people living in what’s now Belize turned a whole wetland into a giant network of fish traps big enough to feed thousands of people. We already know that the Maya turned swamps into breadbaskets by draining and building raised blocks of land for maize fields.

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  • Ancient fish-trapping network supported the rise of Maya civilization
    On the eve of the rise of the Maya civilization, people living in what’s now Belize turned a whole wetland into a giant network of fish traps big enough to feed thousands of people.
    11/22/2024 - 2:43 pm | View Link
  • Earliest fish-trapping facility in Central America discovered in Maya lowlands
    An archaeologist from the University of New Hampshire and her team have collected data which indicates the presence of a large-scale pre-Columbian fish-trapping facility. Discovered in the Crooked ...
    11/22/2024 - 9:15 am | View Link
  • Archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old canals used to fish by predecessors of ancient Maya
    Using drones and Google Earth imagery, archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old network of earthen canals in what’s now Belize.
    11/22/2024 - 7:38 am | View Link
  • Ancient Central Americans built a massive fish-trapping system
    Earthen channels directed fish into ponds that formed seasonally, providing a dietary bounty for Maya civilizations starting around 4,000 years ago.
    11/22/2024 - 6:11 am | View Link
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