# Ghose 2014: Mystery of Ancient Chinese Civilization's Disappearance Explained

> Tia Ghose, 2014. 5 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The source of the earthquake and river-diversion hypothesis.

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# Mystery of Ancient Chinese Civilization's Disappearance Explained

Tia Ghose, 2014. _Live Science_.

Report of 24 December 2014 on a presentation at the AGU Fall Meeting by Niannian Fan and colleagues: an earthquake about 3,000 years ago may have triggered landslides that diverted the river, prompting a move to Jinsha.

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The source of the earthquake and river-diversion hypothesis.

## Cited by on this site 5 records

[An earthquake about 3,000 years ago triggered landslides that diverted the river, and the people moved to…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/sanxingdui/answers/ANS0D73A1T01XFV/an-earthquake-about-3-000-years-ago-triggered-landslides)

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[Terrace walls and sediment evidence indicate an earthquake and floods sometime between 3,330 and 2,200 years…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/sanxingdui/evidence/EVD0D73A21T03P1/terrace-walls-and-sediment-evidence-indicate-an-earthquake)

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[The earthquake and river-diversion hypothesis is presented at the AGU meeting](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/sanxingdui/events/EVT0D739TZ823GE/the-earthquake-and-river-diversion-hypothesis-is-presented)

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[Sanxingdui and its sacrificial pits](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/sanxingdui)

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[Why was Sanxingdui abandoned?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/sanxingdui/questions/QST0D739WNY79DE/why-was-sanxingdui-abandoned)

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Ghose, T. (2014). Mystery of Ancient Chinese Civilization's Disappearance Explained. Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/49247-chinese-civilization-disappearance-explained.html
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