Past rainfall-driven erosion on the Chinese loess plateau inferred from archaeological evidence from Wucheng City, Shanxi

The palaeo-topography around the ruins of ancient Wucheng City, China suggests erosion rate during the Holocene was largely driven by changes in precipitation, and shows how archaeological evidence can inform landform evolution models.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Li-Yang Xiong, Si-Jin Li, Guang-Hui Hu, Ke Wang, Min Chen, A-Xing Zhu, Guo-An Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-01-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00663-8