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Credit: University of Lincoln A new study challenges the long-held view that the destruction of Central Asias medieval river civilizations was a direct result of the Mongol invasion in the early 13th century CE. The Aral Sea basin in Central Asia and the major rivers flowing through the region were once home to advanced river civilizations which used floodwater irrigation to farm. The regions decline is often attributed to the devastating Mongol invasion of the early 13th century, but new rese...

New research from University of Lincoln experts challenges this long-held view The team investigated Otrar oasis, a former Silk Road trade hub in Kazakhstan Climate change – not Genghis Khan – was to blame for wiping out Central Asias medieval river civilisations 700 years ago, a new study claims.  UK researchers investigated the river channels around the Aral Sea in Central Asia, which was historically a vast body of water but is now a fraction of its former size.  ADVERTISEMENT Hundre...