Photo: INAH
Posted on 05/28/2024 12:09:58 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
The National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) and the Ministry of Culture have confirmed a great archaeological find in Quintana Roo.
During excavations in section six of the Mayan Train, which extends between Tulum and Chetumal, vestiges of ancient Mayan beekeeping have been found...
The team of archaeologists has recovered jobón caps, an indication of meliponiculture, the breeding of stingless bees, practiced by the Mayans in ancient times.
Initially, it was thought that the excavations were revealing an albarrada (wall), but the discovery of these covers changed the hypothesis, identifying the vestiges as parts of a meliponary.
The lids, made of limestone, have a round design and measure between 20 and 25 centimeters in diameter.
They are believed to date from the Postclassic period. Currently, only one of the caps is in good condition, while the other two show a high degree of erosion.
This find is significant because it provides a testimony of the daily life of people who did not belong to the Mayan elite.
Archaeologists suggest that they could be housing complexes in cities peripheral to important ceremonial sites, such as the archaeological zone of Chacchoben and the site of Los Limones.
(Excerpt) Read more at trenmayaa.com ...
Hive never seen anything like it. Thanks for the link!
So the Mayans had trains???
Perhaps the title should have said terrain instead?
Sweet!.........................
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tren_Maya
The Tren Maya (sometimes also Mayan Train or Maya Train) is a 1,554-kilometre (966 mi) intercity railway in Mexico that traverses the Yucatán Peninsula.
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The project aims to connect tourist destinations in the Caribbean with lesser-known sites inland, including historic Mayan sites from which it derives its name.
Honey trap.
...Killer bees?
‘stingless bees’
Too bad that didnt catch on.
They had trains? I didn’t know they even had wheels...
Watch out for choo choo xylychuzilub, ole 97...it has bees...
Neat
There’s construction of a train line going on, right across a former Mayan area, and they keep finding stuff.
Very interesting, because they are not more specific and tell us in which part of the train the hive was.
I imagine that while the train makes its journey, the bees take advantage of thousands of flowers during the journey.
Those were Mayan religious bees used in human sacrifices.
Honey makes the world go around, the world go around, the world go around...
That's the buzz alright.
Must be the Bee-Line.
That’s just a-pollen.
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