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Invasions, destruction and possible population movements during the collapse of the Bronze Age, beginning c. 1200 BC. 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.
Feb 5, 2022 · The Bronze Age began around 3000 BC and ended circa 1200 BC. The major powers of this age include the Egyptians, Minoans, Hittites, Assyrians, and Babylonians. These civilizations would ultimately fall with catastrophic events resulting in the first recorded Dark Age.
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happened, let alone why it all happened. Military destructions caused cultural discontinuity and population shift decades before 1200 BC, and for more than a century afterwards. The resulting migrations, particularly of Greek-speakers to the Asia Minor coast and to Cyprus (the Greek colonies), or of mixed cultural groups to
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Sep 20, 2019 · Available in other languages: French, German, Greek, Spanish. The Great Temple of Hattusa. Carole Raddato (CC BY-NC-SA) 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.
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Nov 6, 2023 · In this video, we will explore the fascinating and mysterious collapse of the Bronze Age civilizations around 1200 BC. We will learn about the causes and con...
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Aug 15, 2013 · Archaeologists have debated for decades over what caused the once-flourishing civilizations along the eastern Mediterranean coast to collapse about 1200 BC. Many scholars have cited warfare,...
Aug 12, 2019 · The earliest urban settlement was at San Lorenzo, followed by La Venta, Tres Zapotes, Laguna de los Cerros, and Las Limas. By 1200 BC, they had an extensive trade network that reached as far south as modern Nicaragua. The Olmecs traded in obsidian, serpentine, jade, mica, pottery rubber, and feathers. The Olmecs were seemingly obsessed with ...
