Geoarchaeological evidence of the AD 1642 Yellow River flood that destroyed Kaifeng, a former capital of dynastic China

• Main Authors: Storozum, Michael, Lu, Peng, Wang, Sanying, Chen, Panpan, Yang, Ruixia, Ge, Qifeng, Cao, Jinping, Wan, Junwei, Wang, Hui, Qin, Zhen, Liu, Haiwang, Park, Edward
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Geology; Environmental Social Sciences; Natural Hazards
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146172
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Rising global temperatures will increase the number of extreme weather events, creating new challenges for cities around the world. Archaeological research on the destruction and subsequent reoccupation of ancient cities has the potential to reveal geological and social dynamics that have historical...