For as much as modern society worships chocolate, cacao — the plant chocolate comes from — was believed to be even more divine to ancient Mayas. The Maya considered cacao beans to be a gift from the ...

Did you know that the ancient Mayans were among the first to enjoy a beverage made from cacao beans, but it was nothing like the sweet hot chocolate we ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 119, No. 40 (October 4, 2022), pp. 1-9 (9 pages) Cacao seeds, Theobroma cacao, provide the basis for a ...

A team has identified nine sinkholes in the Yucatan peninsula that contain evidence of both cacao trees and ancient ceremonial rituals. For as much as modern society worships chocolate, cacao -- the ...

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BYU professors and graduate students work with United States and Mexico archaeologists to identify the sacred groves of cacao trees from the ancient Mayan civilization. (BYU College of Life Sciences) ...

For as much as modern society worships chocolate, cacao — the plant chocolate comes from — was believed to be even more divine to ancient Mayas. The Maya considered cacao beans to be a gift from the ...