These Artifacts and Foods Tie Modern Maya to the Past
Clip: Season 48 Episode 22 | 4m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Oral tradition talks about the importance of these foods for Maya.
“The contemporary Maya people still practice not only Maya traditions, but Mesoamerican traditions," anthropologist Iyaxel Coteji Ren told NOVA. "It's one of the traits that distinguish Maya culture."
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These Artifacts and Foods Tie Modern Maya to the Past
Clip: Season 48 Episode 22 | 4m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
“The contemporary Maya people still practice not only Maya traditions, but Mesoamerican traditions," anthropologist Iyaxel Coteji Ren told NOVA. "It's one of the traits that distinguish Maya culture."
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