American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)—By poring through ancient coin records and pollen data, researchers have reconstructed how the Roman conquest of Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) led to profound economic and environmental changes that mirror those seen with modern civilization. The new study sheds light on a unique period of globalization almost two millennia … Continue reading Lessons from the past: Rapid globalization in Roman Anatolia mirrors the modern Great Acceleration