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SUBMITTER: Griffiths ML
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7442841 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Griffiths Michael L ML Johnson Kathleen R KR Pausata Francesco S R FSR White Joyce C JC Henderson Gideon M GM Wood Christopher T CT Yang Hongying H Ersek Vasile V Conrad Cyler C Sekhon Natasha N
Nature communications 20200821 1
Between 5 and 4 thousand years ago, crippling megadroughts led to the disruption of ancient civilizations across parts of Africa and Asia, yet the extent of these climate extremes in mainland Southeast Asia (MSEA) has never been defined. This is despite archeological evidence showing a shift in human settlement patterns across the region during this period. We report evidence from stalagmite climate records indicating a major decrease of monsoon rainfall in MSEA during the mid- to late Holocene, ...[more]