Drought and the Maya

James Aimers () and David Hodell ()
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James Aimers: State University of New York at Geneseo, Geneseo, New York 14454, USA.
David Hodell: University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB1 1DS, UK.

Nature, 2011, vol. 479, issue 7371, 44-45

Abstract: The collapse of the Maya civilization is often attributed to drought, but is the explanation really as simple as that? On the basis of evidence from their respective fields, an archaeologist and a palaeoclimatologist call for a more nuanced assessment.

Date: 2011
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