New study suggests cacao was not limited to the elite in ancient Mesoamerica, as prior research has indicated.
The aroma of chocolate may be velvety and rich, but that doesn’t mean it was reserved for the elites in ancient Mesoamerica. New chemical analysis reveals that despite what many archaeologists have assumed, less affluent Maya families had access to cacao as well.
The Maya often consumed cacao in the form of a drink, though it was also used in dishes like mole. Many archaeologists had previously assumed that cacao use was restricted to the privileged, since most direct evidence came in the form of elaborate cacao vessels buried with elite Maya figures. Some vessels even had hieroglyphics indicating that they were cacao cups belonging to a specific noble.
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