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The report records the devastation of Palmyra, an ancient city registered as a World Heritage Site, after the collapse of Assad’s regime.
Photos of Baal Shamin Temple before and after the bombing. Credit: Hasan Ali 2007, Mohammed Fares 2025 Palmyra is one of the most famous sites in Syria for its extraordinary heritage and archaeological sites. The city, which was engraved on the World Heritage List in 1980, saw many of its heritage being destroyed during the war. Following the release of…
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Climatic patterns of cave mineral deposits associated with the collapse of Chinese dynasties
Changes in temperature and precipitation patterns associated with the Asian monsoon and estimates of grain harvest and economic prosperity in different Chinese dynasties over the past 2,000 years. Credit: Fan et al., 2024. The history of Chinese dynasties spans 13 reigns from 2070 BC to the abdication of the last emperor in 1912. While the factors leading to inter-dynastic transitions…
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