14-12-2012, 07:05
The Maya centers of the southern lowlands went into decline during the 8th and 9th centuries and were abandoned shortly thereafter. This decline was coupled with a cessation of monumental inscriptions and large-scale architectural construction. No universally accepted theory explains this collapse.
The Classic Maya Collapse is one of the biggest mysteries in archaeology. What makes this development so intriguing is the combination of the cultural sophistication attained by the Maya before the collapse and the relative suddenness of the collapse itself.
Fonte: Wikipedia
Aparentemente ninguem sabe porque e que desapareceram... se calhar nem eles. Quando foram a ver ja era tarde de mais. Todos dizim impossivel... cannot happen... young/old fools only now at the end did they understand.
The Classic Maya Collapse is one of the biggest mysteries in archaeology. What makes this development so intriguing is the combination of the cultural sophistication attained by the Maya before the collapse and the relative suddenness of the collapse itself.
Fonte: Wikipedia
Aparentemente ninguem sabe porque e que desapareceram... se calhar nem eles. Quando foram a ver ja era tarde de mais. Todos dizim impossivel... cannot happen... young/old fools only now at the end did they understand.
There's no stoppin' what can't be stopped, no killin' what can't be killed. You can't see the eyes of the demon, until him come callin'...