CLIMATE AND THE DEMISE OF MAYA CIVILIZATION BY ANDRE DROXLER

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Houston Museum of Natural Science

CLIMATE AND THE DEMISE OF MAYA CIVILIZATION BY ANDRE DROXLER

Monday, Jun. 29, 2015

06:30 PM
US/Central

Climate conditions in the Maya's time can be retrieved from the earth, revealing that climate conditions influenced the destiny of the Maya. Geological data from Belize's Central Shelf Lagoon and Blue Hole, areas proximal to where Maya Civilization thrived and then abruptly collapse are revealing that weather—rainfall fluctuations and frequent tropical cyclones—may have forced the Maya to abandon their sophisticated cities.

Dr. André Droxler of the Center for the Study of the Environment and Society at Rice University will explain how Earth science is helping decode the history of the Maya.

About the Lecture

A special evening screening of Fate of the May in the Burke Baker Planetarium at 6 pm and 8 pm is complimentary for lecture ticket holders.

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