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Maya salt kitchens survive under the sea in Belize
At Ek Way Nal in Paynes Creek National Park, archaeologists found pole-and-thatch buildings where Maya workers boiled brine and salted fish around AD 300–900, preserved in oxygen-free sediment below the sea floor.
Read the full story: Paynes Creek: the Maya underwater salt works
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The Salt Almanac. (2026, November 8). Maya salt kitchens survive under the sea in belize. https://saltalmanac.com/did-you-know/maya-underwater-salt-kitchens
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Original sources
- HeritageDaily. Submerged dwellings of Maya salt workers (2021). https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/11/archaeologists-discover-submerged-dwellings-of-maya-salt-workers/142050