Did Climate Cause the Collapse of the Maya?

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 79.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2019

⏱️ 47 minutes

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After millennia of development, the Maya culture suddenly collapsed at its peak. Why is one of the biggest mysteries of history. One theory says catastrophic climate change was the cause. And it may have happened to other cultures too.

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