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Resilience of crops confirms that drought alone did not cause a 'collapse' in Mayan civilisation
In the 800s, Mayan cities in southeastern Mexico and Central America were abandoned - just as drought hit the region. But a botanical study shows that the connection between drought and depopulation was not simple.
Read the post at https://www.botany.one/2022/01/resilience-of-crops-confirms-that-drought-alone-did-not-cause-a-collapse-in-mayan-civilisation/
Read the research article at https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2115657118
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By Botany One weblogIn the 800s, Mayan cities in southeastern Mexico and Central America were abandoned - just as drought hit the region. But a botanical study shows that the connection between drought and depopulation was not simple.
Read the post at https://www.botany.one/2022/01/resilience-of-crops-confirms-that-drought-alone-did-not-cause-a-collapse-in-mayan-civilisation/
Read the research article at https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2115657118