Click on a topic above Through fieldwork and lab work,
archaeologists have been piecing together what happened to bring
about the collapse of Copán, once a thriving center of Maya
civilization. In this activity, you'll be following in the steps
of the archaeologists who studied Copán, looking for clues to
how it collapsed. You'll be trying to answer 1. Why did Copán
collapse? 2. Was the end a gradual decline or a rapid To get
started, click on one of the topics to the left (monuments,
houses, bones, people, or botany). Use your Copán journal to
record important clues along the way.