UAF Scientist Probes Demise of Ancient City KUAC | By Mary Auld Published November 1, 2021 at 2:13 PM AKDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 2:52 Ted E. Bunch / University of Alaska Fairbanks Before and after artist renderings of the city of Tal-el-Hammam. A University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist contributed to a study that looked at the demise of a Middle Eastern city 6,000 years ago. KUAC’s Mary Auld reports.