Scientists Deciphered 3,000-Year-Old ‘Oracle Bones’—and Found Evidence of an Ancient Disaster

Combining the writing on the bones with paleoclimate reconstructions, the team found how typhoon activity helped shift the ...

An unlikely set of clues helps reconstruct ancient Chinese disasters

Warmer waters in the Pacific Ocean may have brought devastating floods to the cradle of ancient Chinese civilization, ...
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Oracle bones suggest 3,000-year-old typhoons hit ancient China

Inscriptions carved into animal bones more than 3,000 years ago by Shang dynasty diviners contain direct evidence of ...

Inland China experienced typhoon-related population decline 3,000 years ago, according to 'oracle bones,' AI and physics

Evidence suggests that China's "cradle of civilization" experienced marked climate disasters and social upheavals during the mid-late Holocene (around 3,000 years ago). However, the direct causes and ...
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Ancient Romans threw treasures into huge crater left by flood. See what remains

Archaeologists excavated a muddy canal in the Netherlands and found ancient Roman artifacts and wood posts from after a flood, officials said. Photo from the Municipality of Utrecht Digging into the ...
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Ancient myths may be eyewitness accounts of a real cosmic disaster

Scientists are uncovering growing evidence that Earth suffered a devastating cosmic impact event around 12,800 years ago, triggering massive fires, floods, and climate chaos. Across the world, ancient ...