Mini ice age was final death blow to Roman Empire, unusual rocks in Iceland suggest

This climate shift was felt around the world, having been linked to historical events that include the collapse of China's Northern Wei dynasty; the decline of Teotihuacan in Mexico; and the Eastern Roman Empire's Plague of Justinian. In the dump sites, the scientists found a variety of objects: ceramic pot sherds, seeds, olive pits, charcoal from burned wood and even evidence of discarded "gourmet foods" imported from the Red Sea and the Nile, the study authors reported. “terminated in the middle of the sixth century” Maybe in the middle of the middle of the sixth century, Romans had to adhere to a forced recycling program to save the erf.

Author: Live Science

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