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

Mysterious 4,000-Year-Old Fishing Canals Unearthed In Belize

The research used 26 radiocarbon dates from test excavation sites in the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary (CTWS) the largest inland wetland in Belize.

Mysterious Network of Canals From 4,000 Years Ago Predates The Maya

A bird's-eye-view of South America's Yucatán Peninsula has revealed a massive 4,000-year-old fishery in Belize's largest inland wetland.

Millenary fishing canals used by predecessors of the ancient Maya discovered with Google Earth

According to the research, the development of fishing canals would cause a semi-permanent residence of the first settlers of Mayan origin. Through the images captured by Google Earth drones, architects discovered a series of canals built by the predecessors of the Mayans in the Yucatan Peninsula. The images show one of the systems implemented by the ancient settlers of the peninsula more than four thousand years ago, which facilitated the obtain…

'Stunning' discovery reveals how the Maya rose up 4,000 years ago

The discovery of complex fish trapping networks from 4,000 years ago hint at how the Maya rose up as a civilization in Central America and what is now southern Mexico.

Archaeologists Discover Ancient Canals Used to Trap Fish in Belize 4,000 Years Ago

Pre-Maya hunter-gatherers built the system in Central America in response to a drought between 2200 and 1900 B.C.E., according to a new study

4,000-Year-Old Canals Identified in Belize - Archaeology Magazine

WASHINGTON, D.C.—According to an Associated Press report, a 4,000-year-old network of canals has been spotted in Belize using drones and Google Earth imagery of the Yucatán coastal plain. Eleanor Harrison-Buck of the University of New Hampshire said that the earthen canals zigzag for several miles through wetlands, and would have been used to channel freshwater fish for a period of about 1,000 years. Barbed spearpoints found nearby were likely u…