Climate Data Suggests Climate Change May Have Contributed to Indus River Valley Civilization's Decline
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Summary
New climate data suggests that climate change may have contributed to the decline of the ancient Indus River Valley civilization, which was highly advanced with gridded streets, multistory homes, flush toilets, and sophisticated trade networks. The research connects this ancient civilization's fate to modern climate concerns.
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· 4 pulledAt its peak, the ancient Indus River Valley civilization featured gridded streets, multistory brick homes, flush toilets and bustling shops.
Climate data offers clues to what might have happened to people of the Indus River Valley and how that might relate to our own warming world.
Its people traded gold, precious stones and items such as bronze carts along the region's waterways.
They grew wheat, barley and cotton, and crafted tools to bring water for crops from nearby rivers.
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