The series of events that lead the ancient Maya to abandon many pyramid-filled cities has long puzzled archaeologists. Now, new investigations in Mexico and Guatemala are exposing surprising evidence about why these great monuments were deserted.
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Prolonged drought.
to many mosquitos
they where rebing raised by the English and then desises set in its why no one knows the history they all died … I think they went to Atlanta gerogia area….
I think because they probably sacrificed there own people to please the invisible God lol
I’ve been to Tikal, it’s an incredible site to visit.
Even in Tamilnadu in South India has these type of pottery with red and black colour during 300 years BC
If the film Apocalypto is slightly correct, the reason that the civilization collapsed is because they killed everyone
“When the people saw that the water had turned green in front of the king’s palace, they must have seen it as a failure of their leaders.” I don’t understand why a scientist would even make such stupid assumptions? Graham Hancock was right: today’s archaeologists are simply embarrassing and mostly talk nonsense.
20:46 what is “wharfer”? Did ancient Mayans have dockworkers who worked on the wharf? I thought these were inland cities?
The Mayans have coastal cities such as: Tulum and other.
Their citys in America or south America???? They were the Cree indians