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The Late Bronze Age collapse was a time of widespread societal collapse during the 12th century BC associated with environmental change, mass migration, and the destruction of cities. The collapse affected a large area of the Eastern Mediterranean ( North Africa and Southeast Europe) and the Near East, in particular Egypt, eastern Libya, the ...
Jul 28, 2021 · Learn how a \"perfect storm\" of drought, famine, invasion and earthquakes brought down the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean and Near East in the 12th century B.C. Explore the evidence, theories and controversies behind the Bronze Age collapse.
- Dave Roos
Sep 20, 2019 · Definition. The Bronze Age Collapse (also known as Late Bronze Age Collapse) is a modern-day term referring to the decline and fall of major Mediterranean civilizations during the 13th-12th centuries BCE. The precise cause of the Bronze Age Collapse has been debated by scholars for over a century as well as the date it probably began and when ...
- Joshua J. Mark
May 20, 2015 · Professor Eric H. Cline discusses his book 1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed, which explores the complex factors that led to the demise of several civilizations in the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East. He challenges the simplistic view of the Sea Peoples as the sole culprit and examines the role of natural disasters, trade decline, and internal conflicts.
Dec 4, 2022 · Explore the ancient Mediterranean world before the collapse and its aftermath. Learn about the possible causes, effects, and evidence of the sudden destruction of cities, trade, and culture in the Late Bronze Age.
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Sep 19, 2019 · Professor Eric Cline discusses his book 1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed, which explores the multicausal factors that led to the decline of the Late Bronze Age civilizations of the Mediterranean and Near East. He argues that climate change, drought, earthquakes, invasions, and internal rebellions combined to create a 'perfect storm' that ended the cosmopolitan world of the Late Bronze Age.
Feb 8, 2023 · A study of 3,200-year-old trees reveals that the Hittite Empire and other civilizations in the region suffered a severe drought in 1198-1196 B.C., which disrupted food production and trade. The drought may have exacerbated the social and economic problems that led to the collapse of the Late Bronze Age.
