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How climate change led to demise of once-thriving Chinese civilisation 4,500 years ago

SCMP Asia / Asia / 1m ago / Kevin McSpadden
How climate change led to demise of once-thriving Chinese civilisation 4,500 years ago

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If one were to travel to central China, in what is now Hubei province, 4,500 years ago, they might have been fortunate enough to discover a vibrant civilisation characterised by palaces, advanced engineering, and luxuries such as jade. However, in the generations that followed, this culture gradually declined, with its people dispersing across the region. Until now, the reasons behind the collapse of such a thriving...

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If one were to travel to central China, in what is now Hubei province, 4,500 years ago, they might have been fortunate enough to discover a vibrant civilisation characterised by palaces, advanced engineering, and luxurie...

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