… of maize used by the ancient Maya in periods of reduced precipitation. … of maize pollen is
detected in the pollen records. Hence, under humid climate conditions, the presence of maize …

… Our results demonstrate a greater diversity of food sources beyond maize that would have
been available to the Maya during climate disruption of the Terminal Classic period than has …

… drought events in ancient Maya into perspective, several scenarios of decreased precipitation
on maize … Published FAO (2016) data on water requirement for maize cropping (adjusted …

… Maya. In the pages that follow I will mobilize a number of arguments which will lead us to the
conclusion that the Maya … by drought and how a drought can occur in the Maya Lowlands. …

… agriculture to intensive, water-conservative maize cultivation that was motivated by a drying
… to earlier droughts were initially successful, but failed under the more severe droughts of the …

… in the Maya region of Mesoamerica provides compelling evidence of drought during key
periods of cultural transition in Maya … drought and cultural change, or so-called “collapse” in the …

… hemispheric climatic conditions propitious for drought in the Maya Lowlands. In the …
most severe drought of the past 7,000 years devastated the Yucatan Peninsula. Large Maya …

… of ancient Maya civilization, with particular emphasis on two themes: climate change,
specifically droughts, … 7000 to 2000 BC) in which plant foods became more important and maize …

… rain-fed maize agriculture, supplemented by trade 37 . Dietary stable isotope studies indicate
heavy reliance on maize, a crop that was highly sensitive to periodic droughts, given the …

… and RH n can serve as input variables in crop models, thereby clarifying how drought
affected agriculture (eg, maize production) in the northern Maya Lowlands during the TCP (12). …