When the Rains Never Failed: Rethinking Collapse in the Maya Southwest New sediment records from Guatemala complicate the long-held drought narrative and reveal a more tangled story of land use, interdependence, and resilience.

New sediment evidence from Laguna Itzan shows the Classic Maya collapse was not driven by drought everywhere. A stable climate could not save a society woven into failing regional networks. #Archaeology #MayaStudies #Anthropology #ClimateHistory www.anthropology.net/p/when-the-r...

Meet Dr. Jessica Munson, an anthropological archaeologist and Associate Professor at Lycoming College. Her research explores how ancient Maya communities in Mesoamerica responded to political, economic, and environmental challenges.

#Archaeology #MayaStudies #Mesoamerica @jlmunson.bsky.social

Book cover for Making a Place for the Future in Maya Guatemala Natural Disaster and Sociocultural Change in Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán Edited by John P. Hawkins and Walter Randolph Adams Next to the book cover is a pull quote from a book review by Able Greenspan at Midwest Book Review: "A seminal and ground-breaking collection...unreservedly recommended."

"'Making a Place for the Future in Maya Guatemala' shows how humans continuously evaluate and rework the efficacy of their cultural heritage." —Able Greenspan, Midwest Book Review 💙📚

#Guatemala #climateresilience #mayastudies #maya #SantaCatarinaIxtahuacan #midwestbookreview