Stalagmite records Middle Yangtze flooding that forced Shijiahe cultural decline (An artistic depiction of a cave and of the Shijiahe ancient city which the cave is close to) (IMAGE)

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Stalagmite records Middle Yangtze flooding that forced Shijiahe cultural decline (An artistic depiction of a cave and of the Shijiahe ancient city which the cave is close to)

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Flooding in the middle Yangtze river valley 4000 years ago, recorded by stalagmite calcium isotopes, coincides with the decline of the post-Shijiahe culture, highlighting that water-excess can be as problematic as water-shortage even for advanced ancient civilizations.

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