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Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The Maya did not collapse; they moved a few kilometres out into perishable houses, and archaeology could not see it. The Maya did not collapse; theymoved a few kilometres out intoperishable houses, and archaeologycould not see it. EB Ed Barnhart — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Societies rarely recognise their own collapse while it is happening: Roman and Mayan thinkers left almost no reflection on theirs. — tap to centre the map on it Societies rarely recognisetheir own collapse while it ishappening: Roman and Mayanthinkers left almost no… SB Samo Burja — holds since 2020-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Civilisational collapse can be fast: the Late Bronze Age shows a society coming apart over years rather than centuries. — tap to centre the map on it Civilisational collapse can befast: the Late Bronze Ageshows a society coming apartover years rather than… SB Samo Burja — holds since 2020-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Dinosaurs were doing fine right up to the impact; there is no good reason to think they were already in terminal decline. — tap to centre the map on it Dinosaurs were doing fineright up to the impact; thereis no good reason to thinkthey were already in terminal… DH Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: The Classic Maya cities emptied because people got sick of kings. — tap to centre the map on it The Classic Maya citiesemptied because people gotsick of kings. EB Ed Barnhart — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Some dinosaurs almost certainly survived the impact for hundreds of thousands of years in isolated pockets, and we will almost certainly never find them. — tap to centre the map on it Some dinosaurs almostcertainly survived the impactfor hundreds of thousands ofyears in isolated pockets, and… DH Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: The people of the ancient world were not less advanced than we are; they were probably indistinguishable from us. — tap to centre the map on it The people of the ancientworld were not less advancedthan we are; they wereprobably indistinguishable… IF Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A civilization that advanced and that large would have left something behind, and archaeologists find fish scales. — tap to centre the map on it A civilization that advancedand that large would have leftsomething behind, andarchaeologists find fish… EB Ed Barnhart — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: The flood stories of the world are not the memory of one global cataclysm. — tap to centre the map on it The flood stories of the worldare not the memory of oneglobal cataclysm. IF Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The Maya did not collapse; they moved a few kilometres out into perishable houses, and archaeology could not see it. Holds Ed Barnhart Read this korrent →