Paleoclimatologists have discovered abundant evidence that droughts coincided with
collapse of the Lowland Classic Maya civilization, and some argue that climate change …

Collapse is a theme addressed by specialists from many disciplines, from environmental
and sustainability studies to popular culture and the hard sciences, as well as by …

Urban adaptation to climate change is a global challenge requiring a broad response that
can be informed by how urban societies in the past responded to environmental shocks. Yet …

Archaeological research at Caracol, an ancient Maya site that was rediscovered in 1937,
has become a major resource in the interpretation and understanding of the ancient Maya …

The stalagmite MC01 was recovered from Macal Chasm cave on the Vaca Plateau of Belize
in 1995, and an initial paleoclimate interpretation was published in 2007. Additional uranium …

All societies collapse. The question is not if our current order will end, but what policies
might delay the inevitable. To ask this question we have taken a longue durée and …

ABSTRACT The Terminal Classic period (ca. ad 830–950/1000) in the Southern Maya
Lowlands is known as a time in which investments in public architecture and vaulted …

The study of collapse in archaeology and history has continued to grow and develop in the
last decade and is a respectable target of investigation in and beyond these fields …

The royal port of Cancuén was a major economic exchange center controlling the nexus of
the river and land transport routes between the Maya highlands and lowlands, as well as to …

Studies published over the last decade have reached contrasting conclusions regarding the
impact of climate change on conflict among the Classic Maya (ca. 250-900 CE). Some …