Analysis of tree rings in timber from the Colorado Plateau indicates that the region experienced a 60-year drought in the 12th century, a dry spell that eclipses any deficiencies in rainfall the area has suffered in the past century.
Previous reconstructions of the region’s climate using tree rings stretched back only to 1490, says Connie A.
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