Mayan Collapse

The collapse of Mayan society and culture is attributed to, I think, two major reasons: the Maya had over farmed there land and as result of the people's malnutrition epidemic spread across the civilization. These make sense; disease and parasites are common in rain forests and the poor soil in the rain forest can be easily emaciated. Even today people are still having problems with the soil. I have a magnitude of evidence for this theory. Firstly, skulls have been found in Copán that show evidence of malnutrition. Second, droughts occur periodically so an unexpected one would of helped further to destroy the crops and the Mayan civilization. Finally for the idea that an epidemic just finished them of. Because of malnutrition the general population would of been weak and a traveler from northern Mexico or elsewhere could of easily brought in a disease that would of killed thousands of Maya in there already weakened state; they also would of had no cure to it. Then the survivors would of slowly migrated in to a tribal, village life.

Chancay Pots

A Moche stirrup spout portrait bottle

A Moche Tumi Knife

The Inca