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UNM Research on Disintegration of Maya Political Systems and Climate Change Featured in Science
November 8, 2012
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The cover story in the journal Science this week features long-term research by an international group of anthropologists and earth and climate scientists, including researchers from the University of New Mexico, who took a careful look at the impact of climate change on Maya political systems.
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