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Does this cover the Bronze Age collapses, triggered as societies moved to iron? That could be a counterexample: the long-range trading for copper and tin was no
by mrwh 4y ago
Does this cover the Bronze Age collapses, triggered as societies moved to iron? That could be a counterexample: the long-range trading for copper and tin was no longer required, and that decrease in complexity (combined with the increase in killing power of iron over bronze) led to multiple collapses across the Mediterranean world.
- dredmorbius 4y agoYes, though quite briefly and indirectly. The historical cases covered are (chapter 1): The Western Chou Empire, the Harappan Civilization, Mesopotamia (includes the Bronze age collapse period, though not detailed as such), The Egyptian Old Kingdom, The Hittite Empire, The Olmec, The Lowland Classic Maya, The Mesoamerican Highlands, Casas Grandes, The Chacoans, The Hohokam, The Eastern Woodlands, The Huari and Tiahuanoco Empires, The Kachin, and the Ik. These are brief accounts (14 instances in 13 pages), but common themes are highlighted.