Bronze Age Apocalypse 1177 BC w/ Eric H. Cline
Most of the civilizations of the late bronze age were mysteriously destroyed at around the same time in the 12th century BC. Archaeologists have been debating what caused this destruction for over a century...
Was it invaders? An earthquake storm? Famine and drought? Plague? Was it the mysterious “Sea Peoples” mentioned in the Eyptian sources as destroying everything in their path?
Joining us to help solve the mystery is Eric Cline, archaeologist and ancient historian at the George Washington University, and author of the book 1177 BC.: the Year Civilization Collapsed.
Do you think our civilization could potentially collapse in the future?
No. We're past that.
Maybe in the far distant future.
Yes, unless we learn from history.
Yes, but history is the last thing that will save us.