Patrick Wyman
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American historian with a PhD from the University of Southern California; host of the Tides of History podcast. Author of The Verge (2021) and Lost Worlds…
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Climatic disruption may act as an accelerant for existing social and political tensions rather than being a direct cause of state collapse. (opens korrents.com)
“Instead of a direct cause, we should think of climatic disruption as an accelerant for existing social and political tensions: not as destiny, but as a major factor that can easily exacerbate an already tense, unstable…”
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The Bronze Age Collapse may have originated among the Mycenaean Greeks and spread through interconnected trade and communication networks. (opens korrents.com)
“To the extent that we can date the sequence of events around 1200 BC, this collapse seems to have struck first in the Aegean, then spread east and south to Syria, the Levant, and Egypt. If this is correct, it means…”
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Societal collapse characterized by falling populations and rising mortality is a disaster rather than a positive transition to decentralization. (opens korrents.com)
“If populations are falling, mortality is rising or fertility is dropping, usually both, and neither of those options says much good about that society. If palaces are burning and populations are dropping, that doesn't…”
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Climatic disruption may act as an accelerant for existing social and political tensions rather than being a direct cause of state collapse. (opens korrents.com)