Temples and many archaeological sites of the ancient Maya civilization are located in the rainforests of Central America. Records of royal leaders associated with the Maya civilization carved on stones can also be seen here. Evidences and studies show that the Maya civilization was thriving but they lacked one basic thing needed for daily life and that was salt. The coastal areas were a major source of salt where natural salt is still found in large quantities today. So where did the Maya civilization get its salt from?
Archaeologist’s Lab Full of Plenty of Pottery
McKillop, a Thomas and Lillian Landrum alumni professor in the LSU Department of Geography and Anthropology, said the archaeologist’s lab is full of pottery. But they are keeping the woods wet so that they don’t dry out and spoil. He said that I have decided to send samples of the girl obtained from each building of Ek Way Nal for radiocarbon dating. In order to find out whether the artifacts and buildings found on the wood and on the sea floor belong to the same time.
Cities were evacuated only in 900 AD
MacKillop also discovered a building construction that began in the Late Classic at the height of the Maya civilization and lasted until the Middle Terminal Classic, when the power of the Maya imperial leaders was dwindling. These cities were abandoned in 900 AD. Searchers have reported a three-part building with a salt kitchen and at least one residence.
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