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A rather troubled tale: an examination of Sołtysiak’s commentary concerning the roles of drought and overpopulation in the decline of the neo-Assyrian empire

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  1. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA

    Adam W. Schneider

  2. Department of History, Social Sciences University of Ankara, Ankara, Turkey

    Selim F. Adalı

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Schneider, A.W., Adalı, S.F. A rather troubled tale: an examination of Sołtysiak’s commentary concerning the roles of drought and overpopulation in the decline of the neo-Assyrian empire. Climatic Change 136, 395–399 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-016-1677-2

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