A Burned City, and a New View of Warfare Among the Ancient Maya
Discover Magazine - Mon 5 Aug 19A digital reconstruction of two inscribed stones from the cities of Witzna and Naranja, one of which contains a phrase indicating that Witzna was burned. (Credit: Wahl et al./Nature Human Behaviour) The ...
Maya more warlike than previously thought
Phys.org - Mon 5 Aug 19What was the role of warfare in Mayan civilization? New evidence from lake sediments around the abandoned city of Witzna indicates that extreme, total warfare was not just an aspect of the late ...
Maya more warlike than previously thought, ScienceDaily - Mon 5 Aug 19Maya more warlike than previously thought, Eurekalert - Mon 5 Aug 19
Maya more warlike than previously thought, Science Blog - Mon 5 Aug 19
Mayans conducted ‘total war’ much earlier than thought
Cosmos Magazine - Mon 5 Aug 19A neat narrative linking violence and the end of civilisation is challenged by new evidence. Barry Keily reports.
Ancient Maya warfare flared up surprisingly early
ScienceNews - Mon 5 Aug 19Extreme conflicts broke out well before the decline of the Maya civilization, researchers say.
Warring Maya kingdoms razed enemy cities to the ground
Ars Technica - Tue 6 Aug 19Researchers find reference to a burned city and match it to carbon deposits.
Maya civilization was ultraviolent, even before its collapse
FOXNews - Tue 6 Aug 19A hieroglyphic inscription found in an ancient Maya city now reveals kingdoms making up this civilization waged extraordinarily destructive warfare much earlier than previously thought, a new ...
Maya Civilization Was Ultraviolent, Even Before Its Collapse, Livescience - Tue 6 Aug 19Evidence of extreme warfare tactics in the Maya lowlands found from the 7th century
Daily Mail - Mon 5 Aug 19Scholars have interpreted evidence of violent warfare in the Terminal Classic Period (800-950 CE - something that catalysed the collapse of the civilization.
Ancient Mayan city burned in 'act of total war,' scientists say
FOXNews - Mon 5 Aug 19The ancient Maya were involved in extremely violent warfare long before previously thought, according to new evidence that suggests a prosperous city was attacked and burned down at its peak.