His study joins a burgeoning collection of research documenting climate's role in the rise and fall of ancient civilizations.

他的研究与许多新兴研究一起，记录了气候变化对古代文明盛衰的影响。

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Other South Pacific islands have also seen civilizations rise and fall, though none have left such dramatic reminders of their passing as the giant statues of the Rapa Nui.

其他南太平洋岛屿同样经历了文明的兴盛与衰落，但它们并没有留下拉帕·努伊的巨型石像，这些石像成了复活节岛文明消失的引人注目的见证。

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These soils are usually filled with fragments of busted ceramics and are now being studied for clues to the rise of tropical forest civilizations in the Amazon Basin.

这些土壤里往往布满了陶器的碎片，现在有人对其加以研究，因为它们（作为）亚马孙流域热带森林文明兴起的线索。

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Nonetheless, new releases of Unreal Tournament and Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War for the PC and a new generation of home consoles give the gurus confidence Midway will soon be making money for Redstone and other investors.

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