# The state's ritual and political order broke down, with monuments desecrated and the elite's authority…

> Most likely: The state's ritual and political order broke down, with monuments desecrated and the elite's authority rejected, and drought at most…

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# The state's ritual and political order broke down, with monuments desecrated and the elite's authority…

The state's ritual and political order broke down, with monuments desecrated and the elite's authority rejected, and drought at most accelerated the end.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests partly supported it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Deliberate destruction of monuments and iconography dated before or at the start of the drought.

## What would rule it out

- Monuments left intact until well after the drought began.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Monoliths and architecture show deliberate defacement in the terminal period.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/puma-punku/evidence/EVD0D69YQWR46QV/monoliths-and-architecture-show-deliberate-defacement-in-the)

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## The questions it answers

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Most likelyThe state's ritual and political order broke down, with monuments desecrated and the elite's authority…

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The state's ritual and political order broke down, with monuments desecrated and the elite's authority… [Answer ANS0D69YQMY4129]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D69YQMY4129
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