There have been many theories over the years as to why the Mayan civilization collapsed. Some of those theories are overhunting, drought, and alien invasion.
A lack of invention and adaption.
The largest mystery about Mayan civilization is how it disappeared. There are many theories surrounding it, but the most credible points to ecological collapse.
A long drought
The Mayan civilization experienced a gradual decline between the 8th and 10th centuries, with significant population decreases and the abandonment of major city-states in the southern lowlands. Factors contributing to this decline included environmental stress, such as drought, as well as social unrest and warfare. By the time the Spanish arrived in the 16th century, many Mayan cities were already in decline, but the civilization itself persisted in various forms, particularly in the northern regions. The collapse is often viewed as a complex interplay of multiple interrelated factors rather than a singular event.
Though The decline is mainly a mystery there are severle theories such as the spreading of a major desease like Yellow fever.
400 years passed between the beginning of the Mayan civilization and its decline
A lack of invention and adaption.
The largest mystery about Mayan civilization is how it disappeared. There are many theories surrounding it, but the most credible points to ecological collapse.
A long drought
The Mayan civilization
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The Mayan civilization experienced a gradual decline between the 8th and 10th centuries, with significant population decreases and the abandonment of major city-states in the southern lowlands. Factors contributing to this decline included environmental stress, such as drought, as well as social unrest and warfare. By the time the Spanish arrived in the 16th century, many Mayan cities were already in decline, but the civilization itself persisted in various forms, particularly in the northern regions. The collapse is often viewed as a complex interplay of multiple interrelated factors rather than a singular event.
The Illumanti reptile aliens abducted and probed the indus valley.
Though The decline is mainly a mystery there are severle theories such as the spreading of a major desease like Yellow fever.
The Mayan civilization was located primarily on the Yucatan Peninsula.
There is the Mayan Mountains in Belize and Guatemala.
The Mayan Empire was at its height from A.D 200 to 800 followed by a period of rapid decline punctured by many wars;by the 1500s only remnants and ruins of Mayan Civilization Remained. they never disapaerd i am of mayan ancestry meaing i am partial mayan so they never disapeared so mr genius is wrong