Megadrought and Collapse - From Early Agriculture to Angkor

Megadrought and Collapse revises the global archaeological and historical record with nine case studies that describe and analyze decades to centuries long megadroughts, from the Pleistocene to the 15th century AD, and the societal collapses they caused. Each study is a definitive review of societal responses to natural climate change.

About the author

Harvey Weiss is Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology and Environmental Studies at Yale University. For the past thirty years, he has directed archaeological and paleoenvironmental investigations of the ca. 2200 BC Akkadian site at Tell Leilan, Syria. Weiss has edited several volumes and published numerous articles and essays in Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, among other journals.

Summary

Megadrought and Collapse revises the global archaeological and historical record with nine case studies that describe and analyze decades to centuries long megadroughts, from the Pleistocene to the 15th century AD, and the societal collapses they caused. Each study is a definitive review of societal responses to natural climate change.

Additional text

Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals.

Product details

• Authors: Harvey Weiss, Harvey (Professor of Near Eastern Archaeolo Weiss
• Assisted by: Harvey Weiss (Editor), Weiss Harvey (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2017
• EAN: 9780199329199
• ISBN: 978-0-19-932919-9
• No. of pages: 344
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; NATURE / Natural Resources, NATURE / Ecology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Social impact of environmental issues, Science / Environmental Science, Environmental archaeology, Drought & Water Supply, Drought and water supply