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“Where did the Mayans go?” - Our Earth magazine 9/25/43

A new theory regarding the sudden demise of Mayan culture has been presented
by Dr. Yvette Hernandez at the Anthropology Forum convention. Dr. Hernandez’s
research posits that the Mayans were almost completely wiped out several
times by an illness they referred to as “Flea Demons”. Though the
interpretation of hieroglyphic stelae leaves much room for interpretation,
Dr. Hernandez believes she has discovered conclusive references to mass
deaths related to the illness on three separate occasions, right up to the
16th century during the occupation of Mayan territory by the Spanish
Conquistadors…