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Archaeologists Discover Ancient Camp Where Maya Ate Cooked Snails
Published Dec 27, 2023 at 8:41 AM EST
Updated Dec 27, 2023 at 9:10 AM EST
Archaeologists have announced the discovery of a pre-Hispanic camp in Mexico where the ancient Maya cooked and ate snails.
The researchers uncovered the camp during excavations in the municipality of Telchac Pueblo, which is just off the northern coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in the southeast of the country, Spanish news agency EFE reported.
The Maya civilization dominated what is now southeastern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and the western areas of El Salvador and Honduras for more than 3,000 years until the era of Spanish colonization.
The ancient Maya were notable for their striking architecture and art; an advanced calendar, mathematics and astronomical system; and for creating the only fully developed writing system in pre-Hispanic America.
More:
https://www.newsweek.com/archaeologists-discover-ancient-camp-maya-ate-cooked-snails-1855758