FfFfFfFF 58,392 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Reservoirs in the heart of an ancient Maya city were so polluted with mercury and algae that the water likely was undrinkable. Researchers from the University of Cincinnati found toxic levels of pollution in two central reservoirs in Tikal, an ancient Maya city that dates back to the third century B.C. in what is now northern Guatemala. UC's findings suggest droughts in the ninth century likely contributed to the depopulation and eventual abandonment of the city. "The conversion of Tikal's central reservoirs from life-sustaining to sickness-inducing places would have both practically and symbolically helped to bring about the abandonment of this magnificent city," the study concluded. A geochemical analysis found that two reservoirs nearest the city palace and temple contained toxic levels of mercury that UC researchers traced back to a pigment the Maya used to adorn buildings, clayware and other goods. During rainstorms, mercury in the pigment leached into the reservoirs where it settled in layers of sediment over the years. Source: https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/06/ancient-maya-reservoirs-contained-toxic.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleficent 6 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Mayans ignored the effects of toxic pollution, and look how that worked out for them. #GreenNewDeal2020 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoxo Craig 55,649 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 1 minute ago, Maleficent said: Mayans ignored the effects of toxic pollution, and look how that worked out for them. #GreenNewDeal2020 Wait till Greta hears about this End Racism Now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vyniildisk 12,689 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 it was probably build up by product of the micro breathing system of the algae Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimisaMonster 31,073 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 So I am expected to believe these people were technologically advanced enough to predict the future end of the world, map out star systems and build pyramids, but were incapable of getting clean drinking water for their people? Well...I guess the same could be said for humans today...smart enough to build space stations, but stupid enough to keep polluting the air, soil, and water supplies... Stream my new single, 💜"Heartbeat"💜, on Spotify! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Mayas only cared about money Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dit 46,738 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Maya Rudolph has a lot of explaining to do Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harris Walz 2024 1,451 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 They lasted for 2,000 years. Not a bad run. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calmar 22,799 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Hm. Makes sense. Also if any of you have a chance to visit, do it! It's a beautiful site. Just don't drink from the holes in the rainy season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LateToCult 41,999 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 33 minutes ago, TimisaMonster said: So I am expected to believe these people were technologically advanced enough to predict the future end of the world, map out star systems and build pyramids, but were incapable of getting clean drinking water for their people? Well...I guess the same could be said for humans today...smart enough to build space stations, but stupid enough to keep polluting the air, soil, and water supplies... Flint, Michigan came to mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoetsTryinWrite 1,262 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 6 minutes ago, Democrats 2020 said: They lasted for 2,000 years. Not a bad run. 2000 years of civilisation wiped out by vanity. Defend Your Humanity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoetsTryinWrite 1,262 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 39 minutes ago, TimisaMonster said: So I am expected to believe these people were technologically advanced enough to predict the future end of the world, map out star systems and build pyramids, but were incapable of getting clean drinking water for their people? Well...I guess the same could be said for humans today...smart enough to build space stations, but stupid enough to keep polluting the air, soil, and water supplies... This was actually pretty simple. In their society they had a Shaman who had his own quarters. Outside his quarters were these reflection ponds. They weren’t for sitting by and reflecting on life. The Shaman would sit and look down at the reflection of the stars in the pond and map the pattern every seven years of what he saw. The funny thing is how they chose the Shaman. If you were born with a birthmark on your head, you were immediately elected the Shaman and from birth this was your destined job. Defend Your Humanity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperballad 4,311 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Maybe if the Ancient Mayans streamed Chromatica... ❣️ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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