Did the Mayans Use Chocolate as Currency?

[BillTre]

Mayans did not use money, but instead bartered.
Frequent items bartered included chacolate, nice fabric (or clothes), corn (maize), and tobacco.
This was figured out by a systematic analysis of visual depictions on murals, ceramic paintings and carvings that depicted exchanges and tribute payments.
Science news article here.

 

[fresh_42]

Mayans did not use money, but instead bartered.
Frequent items bartered included chacolate, nice fabric (or clothes), corn (maize), and tobacco.
This was figured out by a systematic analysis of visual depictions on murals, ceramic paintings and carvings that depicted exchanges and tribute payments.
Science news article here.

Far better than what we used: salt!

 

[256bits]

No money - no pension plan.
Or wait, maybe they still relied upon the old style of their kids for support in old agedness.

 

[hutchphd]

Not to mention Hanukka Gelt

 

[Hornbein]

Inland New Guinea used sea shells. This image is still on their paper money.

They had forgotten the ocean existed, even though it was only a few days away. Travel was dangerous -- other tribes would kill you.