Long droughts likely spelled the end for Indus Megacities
Severe and prolonged droughts may have been the cause of the decline and collapse of the Indus Civilization, according to new research
Source: interestingengineering.com
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Harappa, Rakhigarhi, Dholavira: 200 years of droughts may have erased these Indus megacities, says study
The prolonged droughts forced the civilisation to reorganise their settlements & switch to drought-resilient crops
Source: downtoearth.org.in
Prolonged droughts likely spelled the end for
New research involving Cambridge University has found evidence — locked into an ancient stalagmite from a cave in the Himalayas — of a series of severe and lengthy droughts which may have upturned the Bronze Age Indus Civilization.
Source: eurekalert.org
Drilling for Earth's climate secrets buried under the sea — WHYY
A team of scientists on the JOIDES Resolution drill for sediment cores off the coast of Portugal — an area rich with information about earth's history.
Source: whyy.org
Climate, conflict, collapse: how drought destabilised the last major precolonial Mayan city
Or so the story went. This narrative has influenced views of this important city, and this period of Mayan civilisation more broadly, for some time.
Source: architectureanddesign.com.au