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=== Prehistory and early history ===
Archaeological evidence suggests that human hunter gatherers originating from lake Lamberta arrived in the region in approximately 30,000BCE, and is the the first undisputed evidence of habitation. In 25,000BCE the Chomlec culture emerged on the North coast of the western auroran peninsula of interconnected tribes and families. Chomlec society flourished for a while, however it soon fractured due to increasing migration across the rest of the peninsula. The Neolithic era began in approximately 8,000BCE after the (re)emergence of agriculture and spurred the establishment of the first permanent settlements. Metallurgy was independently developed in the foothills of the Auric Mountains in 4000BCE, with copper, silver and gold metalworking spreading rapidly across the region and driving a period of productivity increases and urbanisation. Bronze working would later be introduced into the region, likely from the far east where the first true Auroran civilisations were developing, namely the [[Nelokhvi Empire]], or by proxy through nomads roaming the Staynish region who regularly interacted with them [[File:Lapytian Fortress.jpg|thumb|251x251px|Partially restored walls of Aeqa, a small Lapytian city]]
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By the 1300's BCE, however, Lapytia began a stage of rapidly decline. Records from the 1380's indicate that a series of natural disasters occurred in the space of a single year, and that fears of a famine lead to an exodus of people from many of the outlying cities. Some time after this, Lapyta experienced widespread fire and looting, causing much of the city to be burned to the ground. The cause of this is debated, with the two dominant theories being either civil disturbance due to the population loss in the years prior, or an invasion by nomadic cultures from the north taking advantage of the defensive outlying towns and cities becoming mostly abandoned. Several other cities were burned in similar fashion and Lapytia collapsed, leading to its near entire abandoned. The Lapytian people migrated primarily north down to the lower Ueclid, south past the Teba Mountains and towards the numerous floodplains and the coast, and even beyond the Auric mountains to the site of modern Emberwood Coast.
▲The Lapytians were the first advanced civilisation in the region from approximately 1950BCE on the upper course of the [[Ueclid River]]. The region there was well suited for agriculture, thanks to its drier summers, relatively meek springtime flooding and the ease of irrigating the alluvial floodplains. The capital of Lapyta was the largest and most influential city in the region, and established close links with many other towns and cities along the valley. Its architecture Multiple systems of writing had used intermittently, with several periods of use, collapse and redevelopment from 1950-1000 BCE for a number of reasons. Most notably was an extended drought in 1430 BCE which caused Lapyta to become almost abandoned for several decades before the population returned. Other collapses may have been due to soil depletion or extreme geologic activity. Despite this, the Lapytian cities had a rich culture of artistry and oral tradition which persisted through their history. Widescale urban planning is also evident alongside competent architectural ability as seen in the
With the turn of the end of the 14th century BCE, many small kingdoms were founded along the length of the Ueclid river as a result of the power vacuum left by the sudden collapse of Lapytia.
====Koriba Catastrophe====
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