Third Millennium BC Climate Change and Old World Collapse (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783642644764)

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.

Author: H. Nüzhet Dalfes
ISBN-10: 3642644767
ISBN-13: 9783642644764
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 09/16/2011
Pages: 728
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.28lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.50d