Money Archive

Secrets Of Benjamin Franklin’s Paper Money Deciphered By Scientists

AncientPages.com | July 18, 2023

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Benjamin Franklin may be best known as the creator of bifocals and the lightning rod, but a group of University of Notre Dame

Archaeology

Mayas Utilized Market-Based Economics – New Study

AncientPages.com | January 6, 2023

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - More than 500 years ago in the midwestern Guatemalan highlands, Maya people bought and sold goods with far less oversight from their rulers

Archaeology

World’s First ‘Cash Machine’ Discovered In A Wall Of An Ancient Bakery

AncientPages.com | April 1, 2022

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - One never knows where archaeological treasures are hidden. Sometimes the most unanticipated finds can be made in unexpected places. The invention of the

Archaeology

Ancient Maya Saltworks: Salt Was A Commodity Or Money In Classic Maya Economy

AncientPages.com | March 23, 2021

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Salt has always been important and essential for life. The Classic Maya made salt by boiling brine in pots over fires in salt

Archaeology

Chumash Indians Used Shell Beads As Money 2,000 Years Ago – New Study

AncientPages.com | January 30, 2021

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The Chumash Indians produced shell beads for thousands of years in the Santa Barbara Channel region, and had special bead-manufacturing sites. The Chumash