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I think it's pretty clear now that the collapse was caused by mass migrations, but we don't know the root cause of those migrations. I don't see how a localized
by himinlomax 5y ago
I think it's pretty clear now that the collapse was caused by mass migrations, but we don't know the root cause of those migrations. I don't see how a localized event such as this could have caused them.
- moogly 5y agoOne theory: a triple-whammy of drought, famine and earthquakes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImnqYT9C0Ws https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImnqYT9C0Ws > Eric Cline, Professor of Classics and Anthropology at George Washington University, discusses the factors that caused the Bronze Age to come to an end.
- DavidPiper 5y agoThere is also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRcu-ysocX4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRcu-ysocX4 by Eric Cline, an (alternative) accompaniment to his book "1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed". - I do recommend the book, but for most folks the YouTube lecture is probably enough detail :)