Their diet would have consisted of maize ... Even though much of Ancient Mayan culture is significantly different from our ...

we also hold on to the Maya’s calendar, its maize-heavy diet, and incredible structures found at sites such as Uaxactun, ...

As a mussel geek, how does Pfeiffer feel about the lifestyles of the ancient Maya, whose diet, clothing, architecture and burials were so populated with mussels? "I'm kind of jealous," he said.

The city of "Los Abuelos" takes its name from two human-like sculptures of an "ancestral couple" found at the site.

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Ancient Maya diet was mostly maize, squash, beans (the ‘Three Sisters,’) and chili peppers. Of these ...

Isotopic analysis, meanwhile, revealed that related pairs of sacrificial boys shared the same diet, suggesting they ... brothers feature prominently in ancient Maya mythology.

but the bodies may be able to help archaeologists understand the diet of the ancient Mayan people by using stable isotopes found in the bones. The sites also stand out because they are not near ...

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