An ancient Mexican city once home to 90,000 people vanished nearly 1,000 years ago. Scientists think a 650-year drought may explain why
PC: UC Berkeley News The volcanic landscape behind Cantona's remarkable growth PC: AI Generated Lake sediments reveal centuries of drought in ancient Mexico How drought
PC: UC Berkeley News The volcanic landscape behind Cantona's remarkable growth PC: AI Generated Lake sediments reveal centuries of drought in ancient Mexico How drought and politics shaped Cantona's rise and fall How repeated drought strained Cantona's food supply Why drought was not the only reason Cantona was abandoned “We can show that both the growth and decline of the site took place during a time period of frequent drought, which forces us to think in more nuanced ways about how political and social factors interact with environmental factors to cause social and cultural change,”. “ A wider picture of ancient Mesoamerica
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