Research Science and Technology

Climate Change and the Cradle of Civilization

New study shows the earliest civilizations in the Fertile Crescent may have been affected by abrupt climate change.
Climate Change and the Cradle of Civilization
Setting up the core in multi sensor core logger (MSCL) at the paleoceanography lab at the Rosenstiel School, to make a high-resolution image and measure the physical properties such as density and magnetic susceptibility. Credit: Diana Udel, UM Rosenstiel School Communications Office