A Stalagmite May Have Revealed What Caused The Fall Of A Mesopotamian Empire
Around 4,200 long time ago Mesopotamia ’s first empire , the Akkadian fell , co-occur with major transformations in Egypt and the Indus Valley , the two other great civilizations of the time . A study of stalagmites in Iran suggest a far-flung climatical event may have been responsible for all three . Civilizations rise and fall for many reasons , and the causes of the Akkadian Empire ’s dying remain controversial ....