1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed (Eric Cline, PhD)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRcu-ysocX4



Gaston Haspero's Hypothesis: "Sea Peoples" invaded the Eastern Mediterranean - causing the collapse.

Possible scenario:

Drought > Famine > Movement > War > Cutting of Trade Routes > Collapse

(too simple...)


What really happened?

A confluence of [n] stressors, where n > 2...?

• Drought
• Famine
• Earthquakes
• Invaders
• Rebellions

Resulting in a general systems collapse:

• Central administrative organizations
• Disappearance of the traditional elite class
• Collapse of the centralized economies
• Settlement shifts - and population declines

Book: 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed (Turning Points in Ancient History)

• https://www.amazon.com/1177-B-C-Civilization-Collapsed-Turning-ebook/dp/B013VPYYGQ/