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  "path": "/hidden-clues-challenge-the-long-held-theory-behind-the-maya-civilizations-collapse/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-12T11:08:25.000Z",
  "site": "https://scitechdaily.com",
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    "Science",
    "Anthropology",
    "Archaeology",
    "Climate Change",
    "Maya",
    "University of Montreal"
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  "textContent": "New research suggests that explanations based only on climate may not fully account for the major decline of the lowland population in Central America and calls for a reassessment of those assumptions. Between 750 and 900 CE, the population of the Maya lowlands in Central America underwent a dramatic demographic and political decline. In many [...]",
  "title": "Hidden Clues Challenge the Long-Held Theory Behind the Maya Civilization’s Collapse"
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