sentence: Some statues seem to have been destroyed in a rather methodical way.
sentences_before: The destruction seems to have been focused on structures along the Avenue of the Dead.
sentences_after: The population in the city started to decline around the 6th century. This supports the hypothesis that there was unrest in the city. The decline in population is generally linked to droughts. These were linked to climate change, occurring in 535-536. There also seem to be more skeletons of young people, and more evidence of malnutrition in city in the 6th century.
concept_name: statue
headings: Teotihuacán History Collapse
categories: Archaeological sites in Mexico Ancient peoples Cities in México (state) Mesoamerican sites Mexico City metropolitan area World Heritage Sites in Mexico History of Mesoamerica Archaeological sites in Mexico Mexico (state)