New mathematical method shows how climate change led to fall of ancient civilization
Thursday, September 3, 2020 - 15:40
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A researcher developed a mathematical method that shows climate change likely caused the rise and fall of an ancient civilization. He outlined the new technique he developed and showed how shifting monsoon patterns led to the demise of the Indus Valley Civilization, a Bronze Age civilization contemporary to Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt.