
Ethiopian drought may have caused the end of the Egyptian Old Kingdom
New research has found scientific evidence of a prolonged dry period 4,000 years ago.
New research has found scientific evidence of a prolonged dry period 4,000 years ago.
A team of scientists from St Andrews and Wales are set to make an important contribution to understanding what caused the collapse of one of the World's great dynasties around 4200 years ago, that of the Egyptian Old Kingdom.