The Late Bronze Age collapse was a period of societal collapse in the Mediterranean basin during the 12th century BC. It is thought to have affected much of the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East, in particular Egypt, Anatolia, the Aegean, eastern Libya, and the Balkans.

2019年9月20日 · 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.

2021年7月28日 · After 1177 B.C., the survivors of this Bronze Age collapse were plunged into a centuries-long "Dark Ages" that saw the disappearance of some written languages and brought once-mighty kingdoms...

2024年7月19日 · The Late Bronze Age Collapse, a period around the 12th century BCE, marks one of history’s most significant and enigmatic events. It saw the rapid disintegration of several advanced civilizations across the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East, including the Mycenaeans, Hittites, and Egyptians.

2024年11月20日 · In his 2014 book about the late Bronze Age collapse, American archaeologist Eric Cline highlights the year 1177 BCE as a decisive moment when things significantly deteriorated. However, as he...

2022年6月29日 · Archaeologist Eric H. Cline examines the historical and archaeological evidence to reveal what caused the Bronze Age collapse.

2023年7月22日 · The Bronze Age Collapse, often referred to as the Late Bronze Age Collapse, is one of the most intriguing and debated periods in ancient history. Taking place around 1200 BCE, this catastrophic event saw the near-simultaneous decline and eventual fall of major advanced civilizations in the Eastern Mediterranean, including the Mycenaeans of ...

2021年7月23日 · The late Bronze Age saw a wave of highly developed civilizations decline and collapse quite suddenly, between around 1200 – 1150 BCE. Several early writing systems vanished, in what is sometimes referred to as the world’s first dark age, and many regions would take centuries to recover.

2023年12月18日 · ‘The collapse c. 1200 BC’ in the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean—which saw the end of the Mycenaean kingdoms, the Hittite state and its empire and the kingdom of Ugarit—has intrigued archaeologists for decades.

2024年8月24日 · Explore the Late Bronze Age Collapse, a period of sudden decline for ancient empires like the Mycenaeans, Hittites, and Egyptians, driven by climate change, invasions, and economic breakdown.