Ancient arabic writings help scientists piece together past climate
Sunday, February 26, 2012 - 23:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Ancient manuscripts written by Arabic scholars can provide valuable meteorological information to help modern scientists reconstruct the climate of the past, a new study has revealed. The research analyses the writings of scholars, historians and diarists in Iraq during the Islamic Golden Age between 816-1009 AD for evidence of abnormal weather patterns.
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