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Eric Cline | 1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed

The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures · lecture · Watch on YouTube

World history

What it is

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.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as an entertaining intro to the Bronze Age collapse from the book's author.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2020

What HN commenters said

  1. “Nice video intro/discussion about the book for anyone interested.”

    Nice intro and discussion of the book on the Bronze Age collapse.

    dpeck, 2016-05 · Recommendation · in “3600-year-old Swedish Axes Were Made with Copper from Cyprus”

  2. “Eric Cline, the author of that book, is also an entertaining speaker.”

    Entertaining hour-long talk by the author of 1177 BC.

    Radim, 2016-08 · Recommendation · in “Late Bronze Age Shipwreck Excavation”

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Topics: bronze age, 1177 bc, ancient mediterranean, archaeology, eric cline

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