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Originally Posted by good2bhappy  the strange thing is that bronze gave rise to city states in China, but At Ban Chiang you only see villages.
Why? |
As I mentioned in a previous post, Ban Chiang was the center of a large population base. Not sure if it would be classified as a city state but it did encompass a rather large area. The reason for its demise isn't certain but one "possible" explanation is drought.
The area could and did support rice farming but ceased to do so. It seems at least plausible that the weather had an effect.
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