학술논문
Drought-Induced Civil Conflict Among the Ancient Maya
Document Type
article
Author
Douglas J. Kennett; Marilyn Masson; Carlos Peraza Lope; Stanley Serafin; Richard J. George; Tom C. Spencer; Julie A. Hoggarth; Brendan J. Culleton; Thomas K. Harper; Keith M. Prufer; Susan Milbrath; Bradley W. Russell; Eunice Uc González; Weston C. McCool; Valorie V. Aquino; Elizabeth H. Paris; Jason H. Curtis; Norbert Marwan; Mingua Zhang; Yemane Asmerom; Victor J. Polyak; Stacy A. Carolin; Daniel H. James; Andrew J. Mason; Gideon M. Henderson; Mark Brenner; James U. L. Baldini; Sebastian F. M. Breitenbach; David A. Hodell
Source
Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2041-1723
Abstract
The influence of climate on premodern civil conflict and societal instability is debated. Here, the authors combine archeological, historical, and paleoclimatic datasets to show that drought between 1400-1450 cal. CE escalated civil conflict at Mayapan, the largest Postclassic Maya capital of the Yucatán Peninsula.