Every civilization has its rise and fall. But no culture has fallen quite like the Maya Empire, seemingly swallowed by the jungle after centuries of urban, cultural, intellectual, and agricultural evolution.
What went wrong? The latest discoveries point not to a cataclysmic eruption, quake, or plague but rather to climate change. And faced with the fallout, one expert says, the Maya may have packed up and gone to the beach.
| Unshelved | by Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum |
|
|
Monday, November 12, 2012
I've been fascinated with the Mayans (and many other ancient civilisations) since I was a child
Why the Maya Fell: Climate Change, Conflict—And a Trip to the Beach?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment