Severe drought may have ended an empire 3,000 years ago, study claims

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Hittites were one of the most prominent civilizations in central Anatolia around the 1300s BC.

A recent study published today has shown that a devastating drought in 1198–1196 contributed to the end of the Hittite empire.

The study's lead author Sturt W. Manning and his team worked on whether a similar climate change event could bring the end of the Hittites, as did to other Bronz Age civilizations.

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As per the study, thinner tree rings indicate drier years since less water typically results in slower tree growth.

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The authors also looked at samples for cellular structural alterations in severe drought.

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This is a condition when damage to the brain occurs as an immune response to cancer elsewhere in the body.

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Severe drought may have ended an empire 3,000 years ago, study claims

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Hittites were one of the most prominent civilizations in central Anatolia around the 1300s BC.

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A recent study published today has shown that a devastating drought in 1198–1196 contributed to the end of the Hittite empire.

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The study's lead author Sturt W. Manning and his team worked on whether a similar climate change event could bring the end of the Hittites, as did to other Bronz Age civilizations.

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Dr. Jenna Crowe-Riddell

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As per the study, thinner tree rings indicate drier years since less water typically results in slower tree growth.

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The authors also looked at samples for cellular structural alterations in severe drought.

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This is a condition when damage to the brain occurs as an immune response to cancer elsewhere in the body.

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