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A long drought from about AD 1100 made the raised-field agriculture fail and the city could not be fed.
A long drought from about AD 1100 made the raised-field agriculture fail and the city could not be fed.
Where it stands
Most likelyIts tests partly supported it: one piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Lake-level fall and ice-core aridity coincide with the abandonment of raised fields and of the city.
What would rule it out
- Abandonment shown to precede the drought by more than a century.
Evidence 1 for · 1 against
The questions it answers
Most likelyThe state's ritual and political order broke down, with monuments desecrated and the elite's authority…
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). A long drought from about AD 1100 made the raised-field agriculture fail and the city could not be fed. [Answer ANS0D69YPXG1XA0]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D69YPXG1XA0
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author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0D69YPXG1XA0},
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