CAROLINA NATURALLY: Temple timbers trace collapse of Mayan culture

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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