Did drought doom the Mayan Empire? New evidence from Belize's 'Blue Hole'

Minerals taken from lagoons reveal a century-long drought occurred

between A.D. 800 and A.D. 900, right when the Mayan civilization

disintegrated.

Drought may have driven the ancient Mayan Empire to collapse, new research suggests.

Minerals taken from Belize’s

famous underwater cave, known as the Blue Hole, as well as lagoons

nearby, show that an extreme, century-long drought occurred between A.D.

800 and A.D. 900, right when the Mayan civilization disintegrated.

After the rains returned, the Mayans moved north — but they disappeared

again a few centuries later, and that disappearance occurred at the same

time as another dry spell, the sediments reveal. 

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Did drought doom the Mayan Empire? New evidence from Belize's 'Blue Hole'