jan 1, 1190 BC - Clay Tablet RS 34.152, City of Emar Severe Food Shortage
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WIREs Clim Change 2015. doi: 10.1002/wcc.345Drought and societal collapse
3200 years ago in the Eastern
Mediterranean: a review
David Kaniewski,1,2,3∗ Joël Guiot4 and Elise Van Campo1,2
In the mid-Euphrates, northeastern Syria, the clay tablet RS 34.152, dating from ∼1190 BCE and originating from the city of Emar, is evidence for the deteriorating conditions in the inland areas that were devastated by a severe food shortage. The tablet bears witness to a staggering increase in grain prices in the ‘year of hardship/famine’.
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jan 1, 1190 BC
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~ 3216 years ago
