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Lake expansion underpinned the Silk Road prosperity during a drought period

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-03415-0

Published Online: 2026-03-24

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Chen, Ruijin https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2110-2784
Zhao, Jiaju

Zhou, Aifeng https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8349-8585
Ji, Panpan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4647-3703
Rao, Zhiguo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5323-1844
Wang, Haipeng https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3666-2001
Chen, Fahu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8874-1035
Chen, Jianhui https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6768-1619
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Article History

Received: 5 November 2025

Accepted: 9 March 2026

First Online: 24 March 2026

Competing interests

: The authors declare no competing interests.