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Signs of climate crisis as an ancient empire unravelled

An assessment of juniper tree-ring samples from central Turkey, together with other types of dating analysis, demonstrate that a devastating drought in 1198–1196 BC contributed to the end of the Hittite empire.

Nature Volume 614 Issue 7949

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