Stalagmites in Mexican caves reveal duration and severity of drought during the Maya collapse (IMAGE)

University of Cambridge

Stalagmites in Mexican caves reveal duration and severity of drought during the Maya collapse

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Tourists explore the ‘Dome of the Cathedral’, the largest chamber in Grutas Tzabnah (Yucatán, Mexico), and the origin of Tzab06-1. The artificial well ‘La Noria’ now illuminates the cave. 

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