According to the researchers, this drought led to a civil conflict, which, in turn, led to
A new study not only tells the history of an ancient people, but also is a warning: climate change can negatively affect even prosperous civilizations.
“Multiple sources of data indicate thatthat civil conflict increased significantly around the same time as the drought, between 1400 and 1450 AD,” the researchers write. According to them, it was because of the drought that Mayapan was abandoned.
According to the study, water shortages may have affected farming practices and trade routes. This created a strain on the Mayapan population as food became scarcer.
A prolonged drought increased tensions between rival groups. However, the political and economic structures of the Maya lasted until the beginning of the 16th century AD.
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