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It was easy to preserve food such as corn for long a long period of time

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Q: Why is Mayan corn stored in chultunes?
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A building for storing corn?

A silo for corn silage, a crib for ear corn, or a bin for shelled grain corn.


What is chultunes?

In ancient Mayan culture, a 'chultun' (plural chultunesor chultunob) was an underground water storage and collecting chamber. The name is thought to be derived from Chulub, 'rain,' and Tun, 'stone.'


What does chultunes mean?

chultunes-it is an underground tank used to contain storage and preserve rain water.


Was corn eaten for dinner in the Mayan civilization?

yes corn could have been eaten for dinner. In fact corn was one of the Mayan peoples most popular crop and a very famous dish!


What were some foods grown by the Mayan's?

corn beans and squash


What did the Maya call themselves?

The Mayan Called Themselves ,The People Of The Corn


A baby's bed where corn is stored on a farm?

"Crib" is the word you're looking for, although corn is rarely stored in cribs nowadays. Cribs were used to store whole-ear corn, whereas most corn now is stored without the cob in its "shelled" state.


What are the Mayan gods?

Mayan Gods were gods that the Mayan believed in they had many gods. For Example they had a corn god an sun god. They mayans also believed in paying the gods by sacraficing humans and animals so the gods favored them.


What was the Mayan's main food source?

The Mayan's had quite a few food sources, including both plants and animals. One of the plants they were known to grow is corn, or maize. Other common plants that they made were: chili pepper and squash. The Mayan people hunted dogs, and other large animals for their meat sources.


What food did the ancient Mayan people ate the most?

Corn meal was one of the top foods eaten by the Mayans.


What items did the Mayans trade?

corn, old stuff, and Mayan things. i think gold 2


What did the Mayan trade?

Whatever they made. For example, Jades, Food and other items