Open AccessVolcanic Woes May Have Contributed to Ancient Egypt’s Fall
Author(s) -
JoAnna Wendel
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2017eo085367
Subject(s) - volcano , unrest , social unrest , geology , archaeology , hydrology (agriculture) , geography , ancient history , history , seismology , law , political science , geotechnical engineering , politics
Ice cores and ancient river records suggest that volcanic eruptions may have reduced the flow of the Nile River. Failures of the Nile floods that usually irrigated Egypt’s farms could have fed social unrest.