Scientists solve mystery of what drove the Mayans out of abandoned ancient city
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dailystar.co.ukFREE newsletter is out of this world! Get the biggest, brightest and weirdest stories straight to your inboxScientists believe they have finally discovered the mysterious reason that one of the most powerful cities in the Mayan civilisation was abandoned by its inhabitants.Tikal, in Guatemala, was abandoned more than 1,000 years ago and was only rediscovered by a gum sapper in 1853.The city had flourished between 300 and 850AD, and had been known to the Maya themselves as Mutul.Between 200 and 900AD the city dominated much of the Maya region politically, economically and militarily.But despite all of this, its reign abruptly ended when the site was abandoned by its population by the end of the 10th century.Now new research has found there.
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