Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Temple timbers trace collapse of Mayan culture

Temple II at Tikal, Guatemala, Central America. New evidence suggests that the Mayan civilisation collapsed because of a lack of resources rather than other factors such as disease or warfare (Image: Doug Traverso / Robert Harding / Rex Features)
Temple II at Tikal

Timber use in an abandoned city provides first direct evidence that the Mayans ran out of wood as they over-exploited the environment.

The collapse of Mayan culture



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