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19 October 2025 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.

Maya Salt-Making Compound Found Preserved Underwater in Belize Reveals Secrets of “Invisible Sites”

19 October 2025

The discovery of a Maya salt-making compound preserved beneath the mangrove peat of southern Belize is transforming our understanding of...