# Dry years occur regularly in the Gordion record; the run at 1198–1196 BC stands out.

> Dry years occur regularly in the Gordion record; the run at 1198–1196 BC stands out.

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# Dry years occur regularly in the Gordion record; the run at 1198–1196 BC stands out.

Dry years occur regularly in the Gordion record; the run at 1198–1196 BC stands out.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[The decisive stress was short runs of extreme dry years, not the long trend.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/bronze-age-collapse/answers/ANS0D4651FA4A11/the-decisive-stress-was-short-runs-of-extreme-dry-years-not)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Dry years occur regularly in the Gordion record; the run at 1198–1196 BC stands out. [Evidence EVD0D4651Q459MY]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D4651Q459MY
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