the ancient 300 year megadrought was probably not great.

As the title suggests the 8.2ka event was a bummer for some. 0:00 giant floods 4:43 hunter gatherers 12:06 farmers Sources: Huge thanks to my generous patrons Watch my videos Ad free only on Nebula

20 min - Archaeology & Mysteries - Stefan Milo

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