Mesoamerica a model for modern metropolises: a new study published on PNAS suggests clues to urban resiliency lie within ancient cities
Three protracted droughts — each lasting between 25 and 90 years — likely spelled the end for Indus megacities, around 4,200 years ago
Three straight years of severe drought accelerated the Hittite Empire’s collapse, according to a new research published on Nature
Extreme drought from the 430s – 450s encouraged Attila’s Huns to attack the Roman empire, tree rings suggest
A team of researchers from the University of Utah investigated how climate change and population pressure influenced rates of homicide and warfare in the Nasca Highlands of ancient Peru
Seafood might have helped those prehistoric pioneers, as they could have relied on shellfish to sustain them as they followed migratory routes out of Africa during times of drought
The Neo-Assyrian Empire collapsed after more than two centuries of dominance at the fall of its capital, Nineveh, in 612 B.C.E.
