How civilizations end

Unknown or disputed

1 civilizations in this dataset ended primarily this way — separated by as much as 0 years and thousands of miles, yet sharing the same underlying cause of collapse.

1,500 BCE 400 BCE

Olmec Civilization

1,500 BCE–400 BCE

Olmec Civilization

Gulf Coast, Mesoamerica · 1,500 BCE – 400 BCE

Major centers were abandoned for reasons still debated, possibly environmental degradation.