okay, I’ve got more time, here’s what I was babbling about:
Archaeologists say the Urartians failed to overcome harsh winter conditions
Turkish Daily News | Friday, March 3, 2006 | Dogan Daily News
Posted on 03/03/2006 8:19:01 AM PST by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1589276/posts
also:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2036465/posts?page=13#13
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1440990/posts
I think the paleo-climatologists should be unfunded for a generation and the $$ be spent on Archeology, History and Ancient Languages to develop a qualitative climate history of all global areas where data exist or can be found to compare to the present day conditions in the same locales.