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Maya Mystery Solution May be Warning
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<blockquote data-quote="Mudpuppy" data-source="post: 29865" data-attributes="member: 134"><p><strong>Re: Maya Mystery Solution May be Warning</strong></p><p></p><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(\"gl100\")</div></p><p> </p><p>Thanks GL100! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite38" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong>Editorial Reviews</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span><strong>Book Description</strong></p><p>Between A.D. 800 and 1000, during what is known as the Classic Maya Collapse, unrelenting drought caused the deaths of millions of Maya people and initiated a cascade of internal collapses that destroyed their civilization. Linking global, regional, and local climate change, the author explores how atmospheric processes, volcanism, ocean currents, and other natural forces combined to create a climate that pried apart the highly complex civilization of the tropical Maya Lowlands in the ninth and tenth centuries. Drawing on knowledge of other prehistoric and historic droughts, The Great Maya Droughts is a compelling study of the relationship of humans to their natural and physical environment. The author develops a new, scientific explanation of why the Classic Maya failed to adjust their behavior and culture to the climatic conditions, and why civilizations in general sometimes collapse in the face of radical environmental change. </p><p> </p><p>?The Great Maya Droughts is certain to set off a major debate among Maya scholars, but it?s also likely to be seen as a benchmark for applying ?hard? science principles to what has been seen as a ?soft science.??Dan R. Goddard, San Antonio Express-News </p><p> </p><p>?The book is a major contribution in its own right in its use of massive amounts of climatic data. It is also an answer to what is perhaps the most interesting problem in Maya archaeology: the fall and lack of recovery of a great culture.??R. E. W. Adams ?I have little doubt that the work will become a classic in the literature of culture history and climatic studies as well.? George Stuart, Archaeologist, Retired, National Geographic Society</p><p> </p><p><strong>About the Author</strong></p><p>Richardson B. Gill is a businessman, and archaeologist who lives in San Antonio, Texas. He received his Ph.D. in archaeology from the University of Texas at Austin.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mudpuppy, post: 29865, member: 134"] [b]Re: Maya Mystery Solution May be Warning[/b] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(\"gl100\")</div> Thanks GL100! :) [SIZE=2] [b]Editorial Reviews[/b] [/SIZE][b]Book Description[/b] Between A.D. 800 and 1000, during what is known as the Classic Maya Collapse, unrelenting drought caused the deaths of millions of Maya people and initiated a cascade of internal collapses that destroyed their civilization. Linking global, regional, and local climate change, the author explores how atmospheric processes, volcanism, ocean currents, and other natural forces combined to create a climate that pried apart the highly complex civilization of the tropical Maya Lowlands in the ninth and tenth centuries. Drawing on knowledge of other prehistoric and historic droughts, The Great Maya Droughts is a compelling study of the relationship of humans to their natural and physical environment. The author develops a new, scientific explanation of why the Classic Maya failed to adjust their behavior and culture to the climatic conditions, and why civilizations in general sometimes collapse in the face of radical environmental change. ?The Great Maya Droughts is certain to set off a major debate among Maya scholars, but it?s also likely to be seen as a benchmark for applying ?hard? science principles to what has been seen as a ?soft science.??Dan R. Goddard, San Antonio Express-News ?The book is a major contribution in its own right in its use of massive amounts of climatic data. It is also an answer to what is perhaps the most interesting problem in Maya archaeology: the fall and lack of recovery of a great culture.??R. E. W. Adams ?I have little doubt that the work will become a classic in the literature of culture history and climatic studies as well.? George Stuart, Archaeologist, Retired, National Geographic Society [b]About the Author[/b] Richardson B. Gill is a businessman, and archaeologist who lives in San Antonio, Texas. He received his Ph.D. in archaeology from the University of Texas at Austin. [/QUOTE]
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