Public Lecture: Dr. Eric Cline

1177 BC Revisited: Updating the Late Bronze Age Collapse
Join us for a lecture exploring the collapse of the Late Bronze Age, an event that ended a centuries-long period of international interaction across the Mediterranean. From 1500 BC to 1200 BC, civilizations such as the Egyptians, Mycenaeans, Hitties, and Babylonians thrived in a globally connected world. But this complex network abruptly collapsed, leading to the fall of large empires.
Recent discoveries, including ancient texts, DNA analysis from Ashkelon, and new climate studies, provide fresh insights into the causes of this catastrophe, such as famine, invaders and a megadrought.