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1177 B.C. : the year civilization collapsed / Eric Cline

by Eric H. Cline

This study explores the collapse of Late Bronze Age civilisations around 1177 B.C., examining how interconnected factors such as natural disasters, climate change, and trade disruptions brought a sudden end to these globalised and interdependent empires.

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