Tag Archives : droughts during the Maya civilization
Collapse of the Maya Civilization: The Maya Deforested Themselves to Oblivion
According to NASA-funded research, the disappearance of the ‘once vibrant Maya society, dubbed as ‘one of the greatest demographic disasters in human prehistory,’ was due to the Maya themselves. According to veteran archeologist Tom Sever, “They did it to themselves.”
The Maya flourished in Central America for 1,200 years, peaking in 900 [...]
Filed in: Environment
