Climatic history study suggests pre-Columbian Mesoamerican society's demise was more complex than just weather

Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 09:00 in Earth & Climate

(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with members from Mexico, the U.S. and Germany has found that the demise of the pre-Columbian Mesoamerican society centered around a city known as Cantona, was likely due to a combination of weather and politics. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the team describes their study where they compared lake sediments with archeological evidence to provide a clearer picture of life in the area back when the city was still active and what factors led to both its rise and fall.

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