# The Gordion tree rings show three consecutive severe dry years about 1198–1196 BC, shortly before the end of…

> The Gordion tree rings show three consecutive severe dry years about 1198–1196 BC, shortly before the end of Hattusa.

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# The Gordion tree rings show three consecutive severe dry years about 1198–1196 BC, shortly before the end of…

The Gordion tree rings show three consecutive severe dry years about 1198–1196 BC, shortly before the end of Hattusa.

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[Drought and cooling, with extreme multi-year droughts, caused harvest failure and famine that the palace…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/bronze-age-collapse/answers/ANS0D464P7Y1K2G/drought-and-cooling-with-extreme-multi-year-droughts-caused)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Gordion tree rings show three consecutive severe dry years about 1198–1196 BC, shortly before the end of… [Evidence EVD0D464PFR4TJJ]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D464PFR4TJJ
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