Mystery of ancient Chinese civilization's disappearance explained

Fox News ^ | december 29, 2014 | Tia Ghose

[SteveH]

An earthquake nearly 3,000 years ago may be the culprit in the mysterious disappearance of one of China's ancient civilizations, new research suggests.

The massive temblor may have caused catastrophic landslides, damming up the Sanxingdui culture's main water source and diverting it to a new location.

That, in turn, may have spurred the ancient Chinese culture to move closer to the new river flow, study co-author Niannian Fan, a river sciences researcher at Tsinghua University in Chengdu, China, said Dec. 18 at the 47th annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco. [Ancient Chinese Warriors Protect Secret Tomb]

[SteveH]

ping

[MeganC]

Thank you for shedding light on this ancient Chinese secret.

[Red Badger]

Well, you know if you build a Chinese civilization, a thousand years later you’ll just have to start another one..............

[LostInBayport]

Thank you for shedding light on this ancient Chinese secret.

It took them away!

[SeeSharp]

temblor

They have Spanish earthquakes in China? Who knew?

[freedumb2003]

>>temblor
They have Spanish earthquakes in China? Who knew? <<

But the Chinese called them “tembrors.”

[freedumb2003]

Way to date yourself! lol

[Red Badger]

I’m glad we finally got that cleared up. Now I can sleep at night...................

[4yearlurker]

Was this before or after they invented spaghetti?

[MeganC]

Freedumb, they have this thing called ‘You Tube’ these days where us young people can see all sorts of old stuff...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJP5f-fsHrs

[LostInBayport]

Heh heh.

[freedumb2003]

>>Freedumb, they have this thing called ‘You Tube’ these days where us young people can see all sorts of old stuff...<<

But you have to know it EXISTS!!! (LOL)

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks SteveH! And sorry for the long delay, everyone, this is from late December.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks SteveH! And sorry for the long delay, everyone, this is from late December.

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[wildbill]

20 documented earthquakes measured in N. Texas near Dallas in the last month. Waiting for the big one.

[blam]

My O My...that’s funny.

[Unam Sanctam]

Having read about the history of Sichuan and having been to Sanxingdui, I can say that while the Sanxingdui site may have ceased being occupied, the culture it represents probably lived on in the Shu state that was conquered by the Qin state during the Warring States period in the 1st Millenium BC. Conquering the Shu breadbasket also may have been instrumental in strengthening the Qin to allow its conquest of all China a century or so later under the First Emperor Qin Shihuang, in addition to its adoption of a Legalist, state-strengthening governing program.