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墨西哥南部和中美洲地区的马雅文明属于西半球伟大的文明之一。古代马雅人在建筑、历法等方面对人类的影响十分深远,但他们使用的象形文字至今无法解读。7至8世纪是马雅文化的黄金时代,公元750年,至少有300万马雅人民居住在这一地区。然而,自9世纪起,先进的马雅文明在几百年间经历了一个衰落的过程。究竟是什么扼杀了马雅文明,成了西半球几大历史谜团之一。 设在盖恩斯维尔的美国佛罗里达大学的科学家们前不久发现了一些可以视为导致马雅文明衰败的
Maya civilization in southern Mexico and Central America is one of the great civilizations in the western hemisphere. Ancient Mayan people in the building, calendar and other aspects of human influence is very far-reaching, but they use the hieroglyphics so far can not read. The 7th and 8th centuries were the golden age of Mayan culture. In 750 AD, at least 300 million Maya people lived in this area. However, since the 9th century, advanced Mayan civilization experienced a decline over the course of several hundred years. What really killed Maya civilization became one of the major historical mysteries in the western hemisphere. Not long ago, scientists at the University of Florida in Gainesville found something that could be considered as declining Maya civilization