Scientists Deciphered 3,000-Year-Old ‘Oracle Bones’—and Found Evidence of an Ancient Disaster

Combining the writing on the bones with paleoclimate reconstructions, the team found how typhoon activity helped shift the ...
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Climate disasters caused societal upheaval 3,000 years ago in China, study of 'oracle bones' hints

Some civilizations in inland China underwent dramatic changes and population drops 3,000 years ago. Now, researchers are ...

Inland China experienced typhoon-related population decline 3,000 years ago, according to ...

Evidence suggests that China's "cradle of civilization" experienced marked climate disasters and social upheavals during the mid-late Holocene (around 3,000 years ago). However, the direct causes and ...