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Climate Change Led to Collapse of Ancient Indus Civilization, Study Finds
Description: A new study combining the latest archaeological evidence with state-of-the-art geoscience technologies provides evidence that climate change was a key ingredient in the collapse of the great Indus or Harappan Civilization almost 4000 years ago. The study also resolves a long-standing debate over the source and fate of the Sarasvati, the sacred river of Hindu mythology. [Source: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute]
URL: http://www.whoi.edu/main/news-releases?tid=3622&cid=138489
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Source: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Publish Date: 5/28/2012
Reading Level: Basic
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