Pre-Maya hunter-gatherers built the system in Central America in response to a drought between 2200 and 1900 B.C.E., ...
WASHINGTON — Long before the ancient Maya built temples, their predecessors were already altering the landscape of Central ...
An extensive network of ancient fish traps, dating back 4,000 years, was discovered in the wetlands of Belize's Crooked Tree ...
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4,000-year-old pre-Mayan fish-trapping facility found, helped feed 15,000 peopleThe network directed the annual flood waters into a source pool where they could trap thousands of fish, able to feed a ...
Archaeologists have collected data which indicates the presence of a large-scale pre-Columbian fish-trapping facility. Discovered in the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary (CTWS), the largest inland ...
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Archaeologists Discover 4,000-Year-Old Canals Used by the Mayans in Present Day BelizeThe Mayans were a force to be reckoned with during their historical timeframe. Incredible builders, celestial forecasters, and violently fierce warriors, links to their existence, and the ...
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.
Researchers doing reconnaissance in the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary CTWS where they discovered evidence of a large-scale ...
The team then conducted digs in Belize’s Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary. The ancient fish canals, paired with holding ponds, were used to channel and catch freshwater species such as catfish.
Discovered in the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary (CTWS), the largest inland wetland in Belize, the team dated the construction of these fisheries to the Late Archaic period (cal. 2000-1900 BCE ...
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