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Researchers find evidence of ceremonial offerings beneath Maya ballcourt

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Archaeologists from the University of Cincinnati have found ceremonial offerings beneath a Maya ballcourt in Mexico. Using environmental DNA analysis, researchers were able to identify a collection of plants used in ceremonial rituals in the ancient Maya city of Yaxnohcah. The plants, known for their religious associations and medicinal properties, were discovered beneath a plaza floor upon which a ballcourt was built. Researchers said the ancie…

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Researchers find evidence of ceremonial offerings beneath Maya ballcourt

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Researchers Find Traces of Psychoactive and Other Ceremonial Plants beneath Ancient Maya Ballcourt

A research team led by University of Cincinnati archaeologists has discovered found evidence of a collection of four ceremonial plant species beneath the end field of a Late Preclassic ballcourt in the Helena complex of the ancient Maya city of Yaxnohcah in Mexico. The plants included Ipomoea corymbosa (xtabentun in Mayan), Capsicum sp. (chili pepper […] The post Researchers Find Traces of Psychoactive and Other Ceremonial Plants beneath Ancient…

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