Thanks! Interesting to hear what kind of evidence we have that points toward droughts and volcanic eruptions.
Note that overall I’m very uncertain how much to discount the Hekla eruption as a key cause based on the uncertain dating. This is literally just based on one sentence in a Wikipedia article, and I didn’t consult any of the references. It certainly seems conceivable to me that we could have sufficiently many and strong other sources of evidence that point to a volcanic eruption that we overall should have very high credence that the eruption of Hekla or another volcano was a crucial cause.
Guys, great post and discussion. I was taking a look at the discussion about Hekla’s role… even if the eruption succeeded the breakdown of those civilizations by half a century, it’d likely have an effect concerning their prospects for recovery.
Thanks! Interesting to hear what kind of evidence we have that points toward droughts and volcanic eruptions.
Note that overall I’m very uncertain how much to discount the Hekla eruption as a key cause based on the uncertain dating. This is literally just based on one sentence in a Wikipedia article, and I didn’t consult any of the references. It certainly seems conceivable to me that we could have sufficiently many and strong other sources of evidence that point to a volcanic eruption that we overall should have very high credence that the eruption of Hekla or another volcano was a crucial cause.
Guys, great post and discussion. I was taking a look at the discussion about Hekla’s role… even if the eruption succeeded the breakdown of those civilizations by half a century, it’d likely have an effect concerning their prospects for recovery.