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Third Millennium BC Climate Change and Old World Collapse
H.Nuzhet Dalfes (Ed.)
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Description for Third Millennium BC Climate Change and Old World Collapse
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Third Millennium BC Abrupt Climate Change and Old World Social Collapse, held at Kemer, Turkey, September 19-24, 1994 Editor(s): Dalfes, H.Nuzhet; Kukla, George J.; Weiss, Harvey. Series: NATO Asi Series / NATO Asi Subseries I:. Num Pages: 752 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; RBG; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1117.
Around 4000 years ago the advanced urban civilizations in Egypt, Mesopotamia and India suddenly collapsed. What happened? Did a prolonged drought cause the breakdown of social order? Recent discoveries from all over the world strongly support the suspected link of the collapse with climate. The volume presents the findings of more than 40 researchers and provides a review on the relevant information. It appears that a major shift of the precipitation pattern affected many parts of the world at approximately the same time, with disastrous effects on the nomadic populations of Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe. Can a similar climate ... Read more
Around 4000 years ago the advanced urban civilizations in Egypt, Mesopotamia and India suddenly collapsed. What happened? Did a prolonged drought cause the breakdown of social order? Recent discoveries from all over the world strongly support the suspected link of the collapse with climate. The volume presents the findings of more than 40 researchers and provides a review on the relevant information. It appears that a major shift of the precipitation pattern affected many parts of the world at approximately the same time, with disastrous effects on the nomadic populations of Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe. Can a similar climate ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
Series
NATO Asi Series / NATO Asi Subseries I:
Number of Pages
728
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642644764
SKU
V9783642644764
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