Scientists Assert That This Was The Cause Of The Byzantine Empire’s Demise – And That People Today Should Be Alarmed

Weather conditions may have even been exploited by some civilizations. Crops thrived in the warm but not hot European environment at the start of the Roman Empire, for example. This resulted in an economic boom in the region, and the resulting affluence was extremely useful when it came to establishing and maintaining territorial control.

Climate change, on the other hand, is not a common topic of discussion in ancient civilizations studies, in part because its effect is difficult to quantify. Renovations were popular in historical towns, and archaeologists aren’t always sure if these changes were caused by climate change or something else. Overall, this makes the Elusan rubbish heaps an incredibly useful source of knowledge.