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An abandoned medieval canal in the Aral Sea basin in Central Asia. Genghis Khan and his marauding Mongol horsemen were probably not responsible for the demise of Central Asia’s medieval river civilisations around 700 years ago, fresh research suggests. Instead, climate change was to blame, according to research led by the University of Lincoln in England. The Aral Sea basin in Central Asia and the major rivers flowing through the region were once home to advanced river civilizations which used floodwater to irrigate farmland. The region’s decline is often attributed to the devastating Mongol invasion of the early 13th century, but new research of long-term river dynamics and ancient irrigation networks shows the changing climate and dryer conditions may have been the real cause. ....
Climate change ultimately caused the demise of Transoxania Climate change doomed the ancient Transoxania civilization, suggests a new study. An international team of scientists analyzed sediment samples from rivers and now abandoned canals in the area where this ancient civilization once lived. Their research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that climate change led to the ultimate fall of the Transoxania civilization. Trenching of an ancient irrigation canal north of the fortified settlement of Kuik Mardan (in the background) in Otrar Oasis. | Image: Willem Toonen Transoxania or Transoxiana is the ancient name of the portion of Central Asia corresponding to modern-day southern Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. Geographically the region is situated between the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers. Earlier research has suggested that the Mongolian invasion of Transoxania in the 13th century caused the civilization� ....
A new study challenges the long-held view that the destruction of Central Asia’s medieval river civilizations was a direct result of the Mongol invasion in the early 13th century AD. The Aral Sea basin in Central Asia and the major rivers flowing through the region were once home to advanced river civilizations which used floodwater irrigation to farm. The region’s decline is often attributed to the devastating Mongol invasion of the early 13th century, but new research of long-term river dynamics and ancient irrigation networks shows the changing climate and dryer conditions may have been the real cause. ....
Researchers investigate an abandoned medieval canal, Otrar oasis, Kazakhstan. Credit: University of Lincoln A new study challenges the long-held view that the destruction of Central Asia s medieval river civilizations was a direct result of the Mongol invasion in the early 13th century CE. The Aral Sea basin in Central Asia and the major rivers flowing through the region were once home to advanced river civilizations which used floodwater irrigation to farm. The region s decline is often attributed to the devastating Mongol invasion of the early 13th century, but new research of long-term river dynamics and ancient irrigation networks shows the changing climate and dryer conditions may have been the real cause. ....
The Aral Sea basin in Central Asia and its major rivers, the Amu Darya and Syr Darya, were the center of advanced river civilizations, and a principal hub of the Silk Roads over a period of more than 2,000 years. The region’s decline has been traditionally attributed to the Mongol invasion of the early-13th century CE. But a new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, challenges this long-held view. Toonen et al. challenge the long-held view that the fall of Central Asia’s river civilizations was determined by warfare and the destruction of irrigation infrastructure during the Mongol invasion. Image credit: National Library, Berlin. ....