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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Christina Larson

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

Pre-Maya Fishing - (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

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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