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HTTP:: The Maya 039 Did It to Themselves 039
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Central America was home to the Maya Civilization for more than 1,200 years. A vibrant culture, the Mayans lived in cities so densely packed, that they resembled modern-day metropolises such as Los Angeles. The civilization peaked around 900 AD, when everything seemed to be going well. All of a sudden, their culture and, indeed, themselves, disappeared, hinting at one of the worst demographic disasters in the history of the world. Now, experts believe they may have found a reason why. Veteran archaeologist Tom Sever seems to believe that the Mayans did it to themselves. PhD student Robert Griffin explains, “The Maya are often depicted as people who lived in complete harmony with their environment. But like many other cultures before and after them, they ended up deforesting and destroying their landscape in efforts to eke out a living in hard times.” The NASA-funded investigation revealed that a large drought had ensued in the age when records point that the civilizat!
ion began to crumble and disappear, PhysOrg reports. In spite of their reputation, archaeological evidence convinced experts that the Maya Civilization in fact deforested large swaths of land near their settlements, for three main reasons: to make way for more farm lands, so as to grow corn for an ever-expanding population; to obtain f...
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