How Did Climate Change Impact the Fall of the Mycenaean Civilisation?

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Evidence suggests that climate change, particularly warming trends, occurred around 1000 AD, which may correlate with historical events such as the decline of the Mycenaean civilization. The discussion emphasizes the importance of formulating hypotheses based on observed data and then attempting to falsify them, rather than selectively searching for evidence to support predetermined conclusions. The challenges of studying dark age history are noted, as there are limited observations and a reliance on myth, complicating deeper analysis. The scientific method is highlighted as a process of exploring unproven answers, raising questions about the nature of scientific inquiry when definitive evidence is scarce.
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Is there any evidence for a climate change around this time ? i hope to link
a change in climate with the fall of the Mycenaean civilisation, a date for any
climate change would solidify other historical data. thanks.
 
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Isn't picking a conclusion and searching for supporting evidence the wrong way to go about things?
 
matthyaouw said:
Isn't picking a conclusion and searching for supporting evidence the wrong way to go about things?

Is that not the way, formulate a theory then attempt to falsify it ?
 
I'd say formulate a theory/hypothesis based on what's already been observed, then look deeper into it to try to falsify it. But anyway, carry on.
 
That's Socrates, Wolram Here are the basic scientific methods:

http://www.soci.niu.edu/~phildept/Dye/method.html

But yes there are loads of evidence for warming around 1000 AD. Just google this.
 
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matthyaouw said:
I'd say formulate a theory/hypothesis based on what's already been observed, then look deeper into it to try to falsify it. But anyway, carry on.
That is a problem with dark age history matthyaouw, there are very few observations, only myth, how can one look deeper into myth. :smile:
 
Andre said:
That's Socrates, Wolram Here are the basic scientific methods:
http://www.soci.niu.edu/~phildept/Dye/method.html
But yes there are loads of evidence for warming around 1000 AD. Just google this.

When science has few answers i think it goes back to what is on the menu,
regardless of fact, only what can come from some fertile educated mind is
then considered, then the mathamaticians compute if what comes from this
mind are in the realms of reality, the scientific method is all ways unproved answers, so why bother ?
Thanks for your reply Andre :smile:
 
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