Ancient Maya communities were first to use zeolite to purify water
By 
Bárbara Pinho2020-11-17T09:30:00
2000 years ago, people in Tikal were using the world’s most advanced water purification systems
More than 2000 years ago, the Maya peoples were the firsts to use zeolites to purify water. The findings refute previous conceptions of European or Asian communities being the original users of such minerals in water filtration.