Signs of ancient climate crisis as the Hittite empire unravelled

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Nature, 2023, vol. 614, issue 7949, 625-626

Abstract: An assessment of juniper tree-ring samples from central Turkey, together with other types of dating analysis, demonstrate that a devastating drought in 1198–1196 bc contributed to the end of the Hittite empire.

Keywords: Archaeology; Climate sciences; Anthropology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-023-00271-2

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