THE VIDEO SHELF · bronze age collapse
Eric Cline | 1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed
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 HN readers recommended it
HN recommends it as an entertaining intro to the Bronze Age collapse from the book's author.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
- Topic
- bronze age collapse
- Format
- lecture
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2016–2020
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Nice video intro/discussion about the book for anyone interested. I haven't had a chance to read it yet but it is fascinating. [VIDEO]
dpeck on Hacker News · 2016-05
In 3600-year-old Swedish Axes Were Made with Copper from CyprusEric Cline, the author of that book, is also an entertaining speaker. I recommend his 1h youtube talk about the bronze age & genesis of "1177 BC": [VIDEO]
Radim on Hacker News · 2016-08
In Late Bronze Age Shipwreck Excavation
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