An interdisciplinary collaboration used tree ring and isotope records to pinpoint a likely culprit for the collapse of the Hittite Empire: three straight years of severe drought in an already dry period.
A Cornell University team has proposed that “climate change” toppled the ancient Hittite Empire, suggesting a parallel with today’s “warming planet.” | Environment
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Around 1200 BC, human civilization experienced a harrowing setback with the near-simultaneous demise or diminish.