Underwater excavations shine light on Maya salt production
With workers living on site, and indoor salt kitchens, Ta’ab Nuk Na could produce salt year-round.
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Ancient newsreels
It portrays a ferocious Maya chief clad in a jaguar skin, with a jaguar’s head on his own, spearing an unfortunate captive. First seen by an outsider in 1946, the paintings are as close a reflection as you are likely to see of life in an elite Maya centre.