Hit by a pandemic and climate change - ancient trash reveals a society in collapse - ISRAEL21c

Hit by a pandemic and climate change - ancient trash reveals a society in collapse - ISRAEL21c

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Hit by a pandemic and climate change – ancient trash reveals a society in collapse

The proportion of grape pips to grain seeds reveals collapse of ancient Negev economy in the grip of pandemic and climate change.

By Abigail Klein Leichman  JULY 28, 2020, 7:10 AM

Abigail Klein Leichman

Abigail Klein Leichman is a writer and associate editor at ISRAEL21c. Prior to moving to Israel in 2007, she was a specialty writer and copy editor at a major daily newspaper in New Jersey and has freelanced for a variety of newspapers and periodicals since 1984.