Study finds fires of war overtook climate-controlled fires along the eastern Silk Road

The study area. A) The location of Tianchi Lake and the paleo-climatic records mentioned in this study are indicated by the stars and circles, respectively. The arrows illustrate the main trajectories of the Westerly, East Asian summer monsoon (EASM), and East Asian winter monsoon (EAWM). B) Kernel density analysis of warfare activities in the eastern Silk Road over the past 2,000 years (Table S3).

Human activities such as intentional burning, agriculture, pastoralism, and metallurgy can affect…

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