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SUBMITTER: Mischke S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5327390 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mischke Steffen S Liu Chenglin C Zhang Jiafu J Zhang Chengjun C Zhang Hua H Jiao Pengcheng P Plessen Birgit B
Scientific reports 20170227
Remnants of cities and farmlands in China's hyperarid Tarim Basin indicate that environmental conditions were significantly wetter two millennia ago in a region which is barren desert today. Historical documents and age data of organic remains show that the Loulan Kingdom flourished during the Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) but was abandoned between its end and 645 CE. Previous archaeological, geomorphological and geological studies suggest that deteriorating climate conditions led to the abandonm ...[more]