Archaeology Field-Trip January 29th 3011 Part I

ARCHAEOLOGY FIELD-TRIP JANUARY 29 TH 3011 - PART I In this windy coastal location the interesting thing is that 1000 years ago this unlikely spot was a huge city. Where we see the forests and swamps now - Was a large city which we’ve called simply Bayville. Nature has reclaimed it, as it has all ancient civilizations. Last month we looked at the Aztec and Mayan cities. This month we have come further north And we are examining the Euro-latin civilization Which came to an abrupt end About 1000 years ago, for unknown reasons; Although evidence suggests that there was A climatic change which gradually Turned fertile farmlands hereabouts into deserts, And there was a series of devastating earthquakes Which hit the city each year for several years. (NOTE: Part II of this poem follows immediately in the list of poems)