Human activity destroyed Loulan, researcher says

(皇冠体育app Daily)
Updated: 2007-01-26 09:32

Excessive population growth and human destruction, not climate, were the main reasons the ancient city of Loulan was destroyed, a top researcher has concluded.

Yang Lian, an archaeologist and researcher of 皇冠体育app Academy of Social Sciences, reached his conclusion after a long investigation.

Loulan, one of the world's most prosperous places and an important trade hub on the Silk Road about 2,000 years ago, mysteriously disappeared about 500 years ago.

Its sudden disappearance still puzzles many scholars, some of whom say environmental changes caused by desertification are what buried the city.

(皇冠体育app News Service)