1177 BC and After: Revisiting the Late Bronze Age Collapse Ten Years Later

Name: 1177 BC and After: Revisiting the Late Bronze Age Collapse Ten Years Later
Uploaded: 2026-10-25T17:16:28.000Z
Duration: 45 min
Channel: Eric Cline
Description: Eric Cline updates his seminal work on the Late Bronze Age Collapse, integrating new archaeological and historical data to refine our understanding of this pivotal…

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1177 BC and After: Revisiting the Late Bronze Age Collapse Ten Years Later

Eric Cline National Capital Area Skeptics (NCAS)

45:00·2026·graduate·Public Lecture

Eric Cline updates his seminal work on the Late Bronze Age Collapse, integrating new archaeological and historical data to refine our understanding of this pivotal period and its contemporary relevance.

An early version of this lecture was presented at the National Capital Area Skeptics meeting in October 2016, soon after the publication of "1177 BC" in paperback. The video of that lecture, posted on YouTube, has now been viewed more than 8.7 million times, with more than 12,000 comments left by viewers.

History Ancient & Classical History Comparative Mythology, Folklore & History of Religion Bronze Age Civilizations, Mesopotamia & Archaeology Biblical History, Early Christianity & Judaism Ancient-History

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Books by the lecturer

1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed

Eric H. Cline

Princeton University Press · 2021 · Revised & Updated Edition

Archaeologist Eric Cline's Pulitzer-finalist investigation of how the interconnected Late Bronze Age Mediterranean kingdoms collapsed within a single generation.

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