The book argues that the Mayan people did not actually vanish, they changed. How can this same argument be applied to other vanished civilizations? The Aztecs, for example, were a powerful empire in the same region. What might you look for when seeking a similar explanation for their disappearance, or how might you, as an anthropologist, determine whether or not they did collapse and vanish?

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The Answer of The book argues that the Mayan people did not actually vanish, they changed. How can this same argument be applied to other vanished civilizations? The Aztecs, for example, were a powerful empire in the same region. What might you look for when seeking a similar explanation for their disappearance, or how might you, as an anthropologist, determine whether or not they did collapse and vanish?

The Book Argues That the Mayan People Did Not Actually