Using drones and Google Earth data, archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old network of fish traps in Belize's Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary. The canals, built by semi-nomadic people, may have laid the groundwork for the rise of the Maya civilization. The canals were designed to channel floodwaters into ponds to trap fish, providing sustenance for the local population. The discovery suggests that early intensification of aquatic food production played a role in the emergence of sedentism and complexity among pre-Columbian civilizations like the Maya.
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