Third Millennium BC Climate Change and Old World Collapse (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997)

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 shift with a serious adverse impact on society happen again? In a world facing global warming, there could be many lessons to be learned from the experiences of ancient societies.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Nato ASI Subseries I:, 49
Release date:	September 2011
First published:	1997
Editors:	H.Nuzhet Dalfes • George Kukla • Harvey Weiss
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 45mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	728
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
ISBN-13:	978-3-642-64476-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > General Promotions
LSN:	3-642-64476-7
Barcode:	9783642644764

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