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Research projects
Archaeologists going to work at Actuncan, Belize: Crossing the Mopan River
Actuncan, Xunantunich, and Buenavista were ancient Maya kingdoms that lasted more than a thousand years. Read more about their burial customs and diet...
Elmer C. excavating the Maya site Actuncan, Belize
Marine shell was one kind of trade good used by the ancient Maya people. What did it look like an dhow did they use it?
Yucatan, Mexico Xtampu coastal salt flats
The Maya used more than a dozen inland and sea salts with distinct tastes, textures, colors, and properties. Email for a sample!
Luis and Katie isotope mapping in Honduras
Modern road trips to make isotope maps can tell us about ancient migration
The pisote or coati at Tikal, Guatemala is one of the animals in the Maya world
The Maya relied on wild animals: Where did their food come from? How did they manage forest and field?
Isotope mapping
Actuncan, Belize
Ancient animal use
Salt use & trade
Maya Dogs
Migration
Learn more about Maya archaeology projects
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