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<DIV><SPAN>World Roundup</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV align=left><SPAN><SPAN>ARCHAEOLOGY MAGAZINE, 11 Jun 2013 </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt !important"><STRONG>PERU</STRONG>: El Niño, the
recurring climatic phenomenon in which a band of warm, nutrient-poor water
develops off the South American coast, has profound impacts. A study of
clamshells, which reflect the ocean environment in which they grew, shows that
between the 6th and 16th centuries A.D., El Niño had a strong negative impact on
marine productivity. The Moche people relied on these marine resources, as well
as on agriculture, which would have suffered from El Niño–related droughts and
floods. This destabilization of the food supply may have contributed to the
society’s dissolution around A.D. 800. —Samir S.
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