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Environment
Stephen Beech

Climate Change Linked To Population Fluctuations And Social Inequality 5,000 Years Ago

Climate change was causing massive fluctuations in the human population over 5,000 years ago, suggests a new study. PHOTO BY KAROLINA GRABOWSKA/PEXELS 

Climate change was causing massive fluctuations in the human population over 5,000 years ago, suggests a new study.

Harsher European climates were associated with decreased populations and increased social inequality in the Neolithic and Bronze Age, say scientists.

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