Long before the ancient Maya built temples, their predecessors were already altering the landscape of Central America’s Yucatan peninsula.Using drones and Google Earth imagery, archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old network of earthen canals in what’s now Belize. The findings were published Friday in Science Advances.

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Archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old canals used to fish by predecessors of ancient Maya

Using drones and Google Earth imagery, archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old network of earthen canals in what’s now Belize

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Using drones and Google Earth imagery, archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old network of earthen canals in what’s now Belize. The research published Friday in Science Advances shows that long before

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before the ancient Maya built temples, their predecessors were already altering the landscape of Central America’s Yucatan peninsula.

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Long before the ancient Maya built temples, their predecessors were already altering the landscape of Central America’s Yucatan peninsula.Using drones and Google Earth imagery, archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old network of earthen canals in what’s now Belize. The findings were published Friday in Science Advances.“The aerial imagery was crucial to identify this really distinctive pattern of zigzag linear canals” running for several …

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A period of drought would have led Mayan predecessors to build a network of reservoirs to provide abundant fish resources.

Une période de sécheresse aurait conduit des prédécesseurs des Mayas à constituer un réseau de réservoirs pour disposer d’abondantes ressources de poissons.

Des pêcheries vieilles de 4 000 ans découvertes dans les basses terres de Belize

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4,000-year-old fisheries discovered in the Belize lowlands

According to the study, the canals were used for about 1,000 years or more, including during the 'Formative' period, when the Mayans began to settle in permanent agricultural villages

De acordo com o estudo, os canais foram utilizados durante cerca de 1.000 anos ou mais, incluindo durante o período 'Formativo', quando os Maias começaram a estabelecer-se em aldeias agrícolas permanentes

Arqueólogos descobrem canais com 4 mil anos usados para pescar pelos antecessores dos Maias

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Archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old channels used for fishing by the Mayan ancestors

Every great work has a small beginning. And that of the Mayan civilization, the culture that dominated the territories of Mexico and Guatemala for more than 2,000 years, must be looked for in the lost wetlands of Belize. There, the ancient Mesoamericans developed an extensive network of fish traps that gave origin to everything that came after.Continue reading...

Toda gran obra tiene un principio pequeño. Y el de la civilización maya, la cultura que dominó durante más de 2.000 años los territorios de México y Guatemala, hay que buscarlo en los perdidos humedales de Belice. Allí, los antiguos mesoamericanos desarrollaron una extensa red de trampas para peces que dio origen a todo lo que vino después.Seguir leyendo...

La enorme red de trampas para peces en Belice que propició el surgimiento del Imperio maya

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The huge network of fish traps in Belize that led to the rise of the Mayan Empire

Archaeologists have collected data which indicates the presence of a large-scale pre-Columbian fish-trapping facility. Discovered in the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary (CTWS), the largest inland wetland in Belize, the team dated the construction of these fisheries to the Late Archaic period (cal. 2000-1900 BCE), pre-dating Amazonian examples by a thousand years or more.

Archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old canals used to fish by predecessors of ancient Maya

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