The Maya Data Sheet

Name of Researcher ___________________

1.  Where did the Maya live?

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2.  What did they produce?

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3.  Where did you look for clues to what happened to them?

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4.  Describe the above place.

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5.  Why did Copan collapse?

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6.  Did Copan end quickly or rapidly?  How do the scientists know?

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7.  Click on the different icons and descibe how scientists
    used the following things to learn what happened to Copan.

A.  Houses:

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B.  Monuments:

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C.  People:

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D.  Bones

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E.  Botany (plants):

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created by B. Jones June 28, 2000