Paynes Creek Salt Works - Arkeonews

5 April 2026 The Future is the Product of the Past

A photo from the study shows archaeologists carefully marking the positions of preserved wooden posts with wire flags at the Ch’ok Ayin residential household group, documenting the precise layout of this submerged Maya salt-making compound. Credit: McKillop & Sills, 2025, Ancient Mesoamerica.

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