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The 2004 discovery of the K'ak Naab' wooden canoe paddle in Paynes Creek National Park, southern Belize, as well as the
more recent discovery of a Classic Maya wooden canoe, underscore the infrastructure of ancient Maya canoe transportation and
coastal-inland sal/trade.
Wooden objects and buildings were preserved in mangrove peat that formed the sediment below the
briquetage---the broken pots used to evaporate brine over fires to make salt.
quantities of salt, which was a basic biological necessity that was scarce at inland cities ll'here the bulk of the Classic population
/i1ed.
in this paper we review the story of the discovery of the K'ak' Naab' canoe paddle: from conservation and study, and
We also expand the story to report the first ancient Maya wooden canoe,
discovered at the Eleanor Belly Salt Work, in Paynes Creek National Park. Beli:e.
Introduction
...-
search
for
ancient
Maya
sites
in
Punta
Ycacos
Lagoon
(Stingray,
Figure
I.
,.
-
Paynes Creek
National
Park
(Figure 1).
Systematic pedestrian
The
Figure
Figure
3.
Conservation
of
Waterlogged
Wooden
Artifacts
298
Figure
4.
the LSU
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Figure 6.
Permanent E.xhib1t at the Toledo Information Center featuring a 30 printed replica of the K'ak' Naab' Canoe Paddle
Figure
7.
Figure 8.
featuring
member.;
of the
300
Cayo
Tour
Guide
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10.
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Discussion
Conclusions
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