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This book summarizes research on the nature of El Niño events in the Americas and details specific historic and prehistoric patterns in Peru and elsewhere.
Surviving Sudden Environmental Change
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Authors: Jago Cooper
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-04-15 - Publisher: University Press of Colorado

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Archaeologists have long encountered evidence of natural disasters through excavation and stratigraphy. In Surviving Sudden Environmental Change, case studies e
Climate Change and Cultural Dynamics
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The Middle Holocene epoch (8,000 to 3,000 years ago) was a time of dramatic changes in the physical world and in human cultures. Across this span, climatic cond
El Niño in World History
Language: en
Pages: 251
Authors: Richard Grove
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This book examines the role of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in society. Throughout human history, large or recurrent El Niños could cause significa
The Ancient Central Andes
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The Ancient Central Andes presents a general overview of the prehistoric peoples and cultures of the Central Andes, the region now encompassing most of Peru and