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More than 80 different theories or variations of theories attempting to explain the Classic Maya collapse have been identified. [10] From climate change to deforestation to lack of action by Maya kings, there is no universally accepted collapse theory, although drought has gained momentum in the first quarter of the 21st century as the leading explanation, as more scientific studies are conducted.
The social basis of the Classic Maya civilization was an extended political and economic network that reached throughout the Maya area and beyond into the greater Mesoamerican region. [54] The dominant Classic period polities were located in the central lowlands; during this period the southern highlands and northern lowlands can be considered ...
Maya households interred their dead underneath the floors, with offerings appropriate to the social status of the family. There the dead could act as protective ancestors. Maya lineages were patrilineal, so the worship of a prominent male ancestor would be emphasised, often with a household shrine.
Archaeologists have discovered Maya royal bones that were dramatically and deliberately burned to indicate the end of a political era. Discovery in Maya pyramid reveals dramatic dynasty collapse ...
The Mayan calendar’s 819-day cycle has confounded scholars for decades, but new research shows how it matches up to planetary cycles over a 45-year span
On the appointed day, Kan Ekʼ failed to arrive; instead Maya warriors amassed both along the shore and in canoes upon the lake. [316] That morning, a waterbourne assault was launched upon Kan Ek's capital. [317] The city fell after a brief but bloody battle in which many Itza warriors died; the Spanish suffered only minor casualties. [318]
The site reveals a key feature of Mayan war - that being the involvement of the royal elites in the manufacture and execution of warfare. For example, 30-40 broken chert bifacial points were found in the royal residences of Aguateca, along with small bifacial thinning flakes which were the result of failed bifacial point manufacturing.
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty/EverettIn the new comedy series Loot, premiering on Apple TV+ June 24, Maya Rudolph plays a billionaire named Molly Novak who becomes ...