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Opinion | The Elites Were Living High. Then Came the Fall. (Published 2020)

By Annalee Newitz · The New York Times · May 2020

Opinion | The Elites Were Living High. Then Came the Fall. (Published 2020)

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"Modern cities can learn from the fate of the collapsed civilizations at Ugarit and Mycenae."

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