The world’s earliest Aral-Sea type disaster: the decline of the Loulan Kingdom in the Tarim Basin

Volume: 7, Issue: 1
Published: Feb 27, 2017
Abstract
Remnants of cities and farmlands in China’s hyperarid Tarim Basin indicate that environmental conditions were significantly wetter two millennia ago in a region which is barren desert today. Historical documents and age data of organic remains show that the Loulan Kingdom flourished during the Han Dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE) but was abandoned between its end and 645 CE. Previous archaeological, geomorphological and geological studies suggest that...
Paper Details
Title
The world’s earliest Aral-Sea type disaster: the decline of the Loulan Kingdom in the Tarim Basin
Published Date
Feb 27, 2017
Volume
7
Issue
1
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