Climate change may explain Maya rise and fall
Climate change may explain Maya rise and fall, study says
Argument has raged for decades over what doomed the ancient Maya civilization and spurred its people to abandon their awe-inspiring temples and pyramids in the rain forests of Mexico and Central America. Warfare, disease, social unrest and over-farming have all been cited as potential factors in the decline of a culture that was scientifically and culturally advanced for 750 years.
Click on the following link to view LA Times article of Nov 17, 2012: http://soc.li/aFqnMQg
Chuck
Argument has raged for decades over what doomed the ancient Maya civilization and spurred its people to abandon their awe-inspiring temples and pyramids in the rain forests of Mexico and Central America. Warfare, disease, social unrest and over-farming have all been cited as potential factors in the decline of a culture that was scientifically and culturally advanced for 750 years.
Click on the following link to view LA Times article of Nov 17, 2012: http://soc.li/aFqnMQg
Chuck
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