Volcanic suppression of Nile summer flooding triggers revolt and constrains interstate conflict in ancient Egypt

Volcanic suppression of Nile summer flooding triggers revolt and constrains interstate conflict in ancient Egypt

The degree to which human societies have responded to past climatic changes remains unclear. Here, using a novel combination of approaches, the authors show how volcanically-induced suppression of Nile summer flooding led to societal unrest in Ptolemaic Egypt (305–30 BCE).

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Main Authors: Joseph G. Manning, Francis Ludlow, Alexander R. Stine, William R. Boos, Michael Sigl, Jennifer R. Marlon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00957-y
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spelling doaj-8a7e0ad260864c5fbd4ee476493b219d2021-05-11T07:29:32ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232017-10-01811910.1038/s41467-017-00957-yVolcanic suppression of Nile summer flooding triggers revolt and constrains interstate conflict in ancient EgyptJoseph G. Manning0Francis Ludlow1Alexander R. Stine2William R. Boos3Michael Sigl4Jennifer R. Marlon5Departments of History and Classics, Yale UniversityYale Climate & Energy Institute and Department of History, Yale UniversityDepartment of Earth & Climate Sciences, San Francisco State UniversityDepartment of Earth and Planetary Science, University of CaliforniaLaboratory of Environmental Chemistry, Paul Scherrer InstituteSchool of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Yale UniversityThe degree to which human societies have responded to past climatic changes remains unclear. Here, using a novel combination of approaches, the authors show how volcanically-induced suppression of Nile summer flooding led to societal unrest in Ptolemaic Egypt (305–30 BCE).https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00957-y
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Francis Ludlow
Alexander R. Stine
William R. Boos
Michael Sigl
Jennifer R. Marlon
Volcanic suppression of Nile summer flooding triggers revolt and constrains interstate conflict in ancient Egypt
Nature Communications
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Francis Ludlow
Alexander R. Stine
William R. Boos
Michael Sigl
Jennifer R. Marlon
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title Volcanic suppression of Nile summer flooding triggers revolt and constrains interstate conflict in ancient Egypt
title_short Volcanic suppression of Nile summer flooding triggers revolt and constrains interstate conflict in ancient Egypt
title_full Volcanic suppression of Nile summer flooding triggers revolt and constrains interstate conflict in ancient Egypt
title_fullStr Volcanic suppression of Nile summer flooding triggers revolt and constrains interstate conflict in ancient Egypt
title_full_unstemmed Volcanic suppression of Nile summer flooding triggers revolt and constrains interstate conflict in ancient Egypt
title_sort volcanic suppression of nile summer flooding triggers revolt and constrains interstate conflict in ancient egypt
publisher Nature Publishing Group
series Nature Communications
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publishDate 2017-10-01
description The degree to which human societies have responded to past climatic changes remains unclear. Here, using a novel combination of approaches, the authors show how volcanically-induced suppression of Nile summer flooding led to societal unrest in Ptolemaic Egypt (305–30 BCE).
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