Climate and the collapse of civilization
Journal Article
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· Bioscience; (United States)
This article looks at the archaeological debate over two important questions: whether abrupt climate changes caused or contributed to the collapse of ancient civilizations and, if the archaeological and paleoclimatological record yields evidence to that effect, what would it mean in a world that today debates whether industrial civilization is altering Earth's climate with uncertain consequences. Areas discussed include the following: climate hints from archaeological sites; hesitations about whether climate change caused civilizations to collapse; and the interdisciplinary checks on each side.
- OSTI ID:
- 7065692
- Journal Information:
- Bioscience; (United States), Vol. 44:8; ISSN 0006-3568
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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