Mayans Might Have Created Artificial Lakes
Posted by Justin on August 26th, 2010
Researchers have found that Mayans protected their drinking water by installing a layer of ceramic shards. Pretty crafty…
If so, that would be a minor sensation — merely due to the quantity of ceramics required. The aguadas in Uxul were each as large as ten Olympic-size pools. Maybe there used to be even more artificial lakes. After all, the precious commodity had to be enough to last a population of at least 2,000 through the 3-month dry season.
Mayans! What will they have thought of next!
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August 28th, 2010 at 9:34 pm
cool!
August 29th, 2010 at 8:58 pm
The end of the world.
Josh Bulloc
Kansas City, MO