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Eric Cline | 1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed
The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

Eric Cline presents the thesis of his book 1177 BC on the collapse of the interconnected Late Bronze Age Mediterranean civilizations. The talk covers the Egyptians, Mycenaeans, Hittites, Canaanites and their trade networks.
HN recommends it as an entertaining intro to the Bronze Age collapse from the book's author.
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