John Marston quoted in an article
Quote was in EOS, article titled, Tree Rings Hint at the Fall of the Hittite Empire. The Bronze Age civilization adapted to changes in climate but suffered during a prolonged crisis.
“For John Marston, an environmental archaeologist at Boston University who wasn’t part of the study, the work of Manning and his colleagues identified the moment when drought became a broad societal issue as opposed to simply an aspect of living in a relatively dry environment.”