During the first half of the 1st millennium BC, the presently arid southern regions of Italy received more precipitation than they do now.
Sources
- Climate of ancient Rome (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://direct.mit.edu/jinh/article/54/1/1/116401/An-Environmental-and-Climate-History-of-the-Roman (direct.mit.edu)
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342904215_Author_Correction_Speleothem_record_attests_to_stable_environmental_conditions_during_Neanderthal-modern_human_turnover_in_southern_Italy (researchgate.net)
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