# Archaeologists Find Traces of Sacred Groves Tended by The Ancient Maya

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/archaeologists-find-traces-of-sacred-groves-tended-by-the-ancient-maya/
- Published: 2022-02-05T09:00:17-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo: Harvested cacao pods. Photo credit: Jeremy Horner/Corbis Documentary/Getty Images. Article by David Nield. Science Alert – February 2, 2022. For the ancient Maya people who lived across central America for thousands of years, the cacao plant that chocolate comes from was considered to be a gift from the gods – so much so that beans from these trees were used as a unit of currency. […] Click here to view original web page at www.sciencealert.com