Global megadrought, societal collapse and resilience at 4.2-3.9 ka BP across the Mediterranean and west Asia

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  2016

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• Publication date

  2016-12-01

• Fields of study

  Geology, Geography, Environmental Science, History

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  DOI 10.22498/PAGES.24.2.62
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