Ismael Shapiro posted an update in the group Discovery 3 years ago
New Evidence May Have Been Discovered That Supports The First Documented Record Of Salt Use As Mayan Currency, Depicted In A 2500-Year Old Mural Painted In Calakmul Ruins, Mexico. The New Evidence Are Clay Pots And Utensils Utilized To Produce Standardized Salt Units That Were, Probably, Used As Money In Trades, Like The Ancient Romans Did.
Ancient Mayans Used Salt as Money 2,500 Years Ago, New Evidence SuggestsResearchers discovered a network of 70 salt flats in Belize, where salt was obtained from the mangroves to form blocks that were later used as money in transactions.