1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed (Eric Cline, PhD)

From about 1500 BC to 1200 BC, the Mediterranean region played host to a complex cosmopolitan and globalized world-system. It may have been this very internationalism that contributed to the apocalyptic disaster that ended the Bronze Age. When the end came, the civilized and international world of the Mediterranean regions came to a dramatic halt in a vast area stretching from Greece and Italy in the west to Egypt, Canaan, and Mesopotamia in the east. Large empires and small kingdoms collapsed rapidly. With their end came the world’s first recorded Dark Ages. It was not until centuries later that a new cultural renaissance emerged in Greece and the other affected areas, setting the stage for the evolution of Western society as we know it today. Professor Eric H. Cline of The George Washington University will explore why the Bronze Age came to an end and whether the collapse of those ancient civilizations might hold some warnings for our current society.
Considered for a Pulitzer Prize for his recent book 1177 BC, Dr. Eric H. Cline is Professor of Classics and Anthropology and the current Director of the Capitol Archaeological Institute at The George Washington University. He is a National Geographic Explorer, a Fulbright scholar, an NEH Public Scholar, and an award-winning teacher and author. He has degrees in archaeology and ancient history from Dartmouth, Yale, and the University of Pennsylvania; in May 2015, he was awarded an honorary doctoral degree (honoris causa) from Muhlenberg College. Dr. Cline is an active field archaeologist with 30 seasons of excavation and survey experience.
The views expressed in this video are those of the speaker and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Capital Area Skeptics.

[@NoisyOne2]

Around 38 minutes in, he mentions a woman sheltering in a doorframe during an earthquake. If you know to do that, it is because you're part of a group that has seen a lot of earthquakes. That's not an intuitive move. In other words, this is not evidence of _an_ earthquake. It is evidence of many earthquakes.

[@clintonstephens273]

Good point

[@_John_P]

They assume she was sheltering, she could have been rushing either inside or outside and got struck, but it also means her body was not buried, instead was left where it fell, which on its own indicates the city was abandoned immediately, but in that case I would expect the body to have been dragged and scattered by scavengers (creatures), so I don't buy what they are saying at all based on the interpretation of that body alone.

[@zuzannatasarz3756]

@@_John_P If the body was buried under a lot of debris, it's possible that scavengers weren't able to get to it.

[@RichardsNickname]

@@_John_P no it doesn't mean that her body wasn't burried. The fact they found the body at all is proof scavengers couldn't get to her. It's not prove the place was immediately abandoned. I think its more likely that nobody found her in the rubble and just like with the dinosaurs, the soil became her tomb

[@_John_P]

@@RichardsNickname People reuse stones, any pile of ruble would have been taken eventually to build walls or other structures elsewhere, exposing the remains, unless the place was abandoned and forgotten.

[@StankyLegs]

Dr. Clines energy for this topic is so infectious! He has me so interested in the late bronze era. Watching this now for a second time!

[@AnApothecarysCorollary]

Me too 😁

[@teresasee7337]

😊

[@WKidd1776]

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[@WKidd1776]

😊

[@Gorboduc]

The fact that this has five million views gives me a smallish amount of hope.

[@usefulidiots3970]

I dont. I have been a history student my whole life, and I was a psychology major in college. Our liberal arts colleges can not even teach semi accurate twentieth century history. Now we have marauding young zombies screaming about a system that they have no actual knowledge of, and worshiping evil, racist, sociopaths like marx, Trotsky, and Lenin. If we dont stomp it out soon, we will see our collapse also.

[@randacnam7321]

@@usefulidiots3970 We also have the complicating factor of critical infrastructure that is capable of instantaneous widespread failure. At least failure propagation back then took months or years. Today, it can take seconds.

[@billsmith7673]

@@usefulidiots3970 AMEN!!!

[@patshelby9285]

@@usefulidiots3970 Wow, sociopathic fissures are closing fast.

[@nosuchthing8]

Its also good to sleep to

[@mikshida1399]

3.2k dislikes are from Sea People

[@NettiGaming]

Lol anti sea peoples propaganda

[@ancienthistorygaming]

The dang sea peoples

[@alros1212]

@Boz Scaggs it shows the number of dislikes next to likes king

[@Limited_Light]

No, it's probably from Fundamentalist Christians because he said the time of the Exodus, "if it took place."

[@jerrykitich3318]

Or earthquakes.

[@selwyn-lloydmcpherson2814]

I came to KZbin to watch cat videos and seventy minutes later. . . Dr. Cline, you are a great lecturer, that was really fun, thank you!

[@theodoret4556]

its a lie.. in Transilvania tere are artefacts that date 6000 bc .. propaganda

[@stevecordeiro4787]

Yyyyyyyuûuoi

[@NickNicometi]

Metal rock guitar lessons and now im watching THIS! What happened?! 😳

[@aiurea1]

@@theodoret4556 why aren't they a major subject? Maybe because they are not decifired? Maybe they are

[@philipcohen979]

@granite tiger oo

[@Miloun]

I love that this is freely accessible. What a time to be alive.

[@chisspa777]

Exactly!!!

[@TheRootedWord]

To what end? It is the fairy tale of a man debunking the fairy tales told him when he was a student in college. They are all fairy tales from the mouths of men and of no value. They are distractions, diversions from life.

[@panpsychism_]

The Rooted Word His work is researched, and evidence-based. Fairytales are imagination-based, mythology, like most of the contents of “holy” texts.

[@PhunnyMunny]

@@TheRootedWord looks like someone doesn't understand the content

[@BradfordGuy]

@@TheRootedWord This presentation may not be for you, but your opinion does not apply to others. For most of us here, it is not a distraction or diversion, but furthering our understanding of the past. There must be people in every society who researches and keeps a record of the past. A world without people like this Professor (and his colleagues) and his lust for the truth and understanding about our world's history would be akin to some of what he talks about - things that are forgotten (and having to be re-learned later). We would not learn anything because we would forget everything that got us here in the first place. Without knowing and understanding the past we are doomed to make the same mistakes going forward. Knowing the history of past cultures and people of the world gives us perspective and many people have a wanton need to know this history. There is a famous quote, I believe is was Cornel West, who said something like, "You can't really move forward until you look back." It would take a lot longer for mankind to move forward if he does not embrace the history of the past. Mankind might even reach a point in the future where mankind can go no further because we think the past is irrelevant.

[@NoirFan01]

I watched this informative lecture two years ago. But, KZbin algorithms recommended I watch it again. It is worth the second viewing.

[@briannorthcutt1268]

I'll uh jj

[@Zoofactory]

I’ll just bet your right. Think of what life would be like if we had access to this stuff as kids on a Friday night.

[@Haydenthemaker1000]

I'm here too!

[@grantshearer5615]

Same

[@Loraine680]

Fake! Those people with families were refugees of the invasions of Sea Peoples. Also the depictions (of those invasion wars) depicts (and not only in Egypt) all kind of people which were all involved in these wars and migrations, are NOT all the infamous Sea Peoples, but ALL peoples involved in these wars, the autochton victims, plus the invaders). Many fake info (and all based on BS and infantile speculations) is today being purposely spread allover Media concerning the Sea Peoples, but the real informations, based on real proof (also thoroughly documented by the greatest history investigator of all times, Dinu Costel Linta aka "DCL" or "LCD") exists allready, about WHO were the Sea Peoples, documented also by the Egyptian tablets (as well as the Babylonian ones), and even by this very guy in this clip, but when he was younger, sane and incoruptibile, in another clip (See "The Colaps of the Bronze Age Civilisation" documentary on youtube, about the "Sea People", the perpetual killers of the human race, who they are/were: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5vYi51-pd2IjbM ), long before he was hansomly paid by the Sea Peoples of today (who owes the Media, the banks etc.) to divert the atention from them (the descendents of the Sea Peoples), to other cheap fairytales for weak minds (as a sane person sees through it right away), as the comediant type speculations in this clip shows.

[@dorkmax7073]

Husband: OH SO YOU'RE JUST GONNA IGNORE THE DESTRUCTION LAYERS AT HISARLIK? Wife: YOU KEEP USING THAT TONE WITH ME AND I'LL SHOW YOU A NEW KIND OF DESTRUCTION LAYER

[@DanMcLeodNeptuneUK]

Top comment! You win the internet today!

[@northernzeus768]

Nice... very witty.

[@paulsykes4062]

..divorce papers delivered inside a small wooden horse, given ostensibly as a gift..

[@markuzs25]

Husband: I concede

[@christophermills9289]

This is what I miss about college sometimes. Listening to a history professor who loves his or her subject.

[@LithiumFusion1]

Welcome to the good part of KZbin :D

[@christophermills9289]

@@LithiumFusion1 I know right. If only more people would watch stuff like this rather than 'reality' TV we would be a more advanced species. lol

[@BarNuun]

He is a fine lecturer, but what he says is an opinion set, hardly more than 140 years old. To pass his course, indeed all of this opinion must be followed... or you will fail the course. But his thoughts are countered by many other enquiring people today. And the truth? The pharaoh he calls 'Rameses III, in 1177 BC', is really a much later famous monarch called Apries by Greek authors and Khophra by a Hebrew prophet. And he was alive and well in the lifetimes of Jeremiah, Plato, Thales of Miletes and Zedekiah, the last king of Judah. This pharaoh famously sailed his fleet to Cyprus, defeated the Cypriot fleet and then conquered the island itself. He used the captured booty to build some nice monuments back home in Egypt. After that, the entire eastern Mediterranean region was ravaged by the Babylonian tide.

[@DimBeam1]

@@jkeister I was going to skip this video until I read your comment. * Presses Play *

[@Anna-tj7mp]

@@christophermills9289 haha good comment. This stuff does not just keep me sane, it gives me joy in lockdown.

[@addisonmartin3200]

If you're arguing with your spouse over the Trojan War rather than mortgage payments or infidelity, you got a *good* marriage.

[@kailaz6683]

i'd like someone to argue about history with...

[@dartharthvr]

Unless maybe if her name is Helen?

[@jbelme1]

You may think that but you’d be wrong.

[@jbelme1]

Valentina Valley That’s a stretch.

[@andrewward6540]

@Valentina Valley Destroying enemy cities and expelling and even eradicating entire populations was, sadly, not uncommon in the Ancient Era: the Assyrians, Babylonians, Egyptians, Greeks/Macedonians, Hebrews, Huns, Romans, and barbarian tribes all practiced this to varying degrees. However, this mostly wasn't "genocide" as it's understood post WW2, but rather an often merciless waging of total war against enemy states and their peoples, and the savagery unleashed by a victorious army upon a defeated enemy after suffering large losses in combat. This has been seen throughout history, including WW2 after the Nazi German state was conquered and its people, especially in the eastern areas under Soviet control, were subjected to mass rape, brutality, reprisal killings and a limited form of "ethnic cleansing" from ancient German(ic) lands. All of this occurred as revenge for the previous 3-4 years of atrocities, mass rape and murder (and genocide of Jews &c) inflicted upon Soviet POWs and subjugated people in conquered areas of the USSR, during "Operation Barbarossa" (some of which acts were actually "genocide" as considered in the post-WW2 context).

[@OkieSketcher1949]

Very good lecture. After years of history classes and reading history books this in perhaps one of the best explanations of what took place in this area. Thank you. I really enjoyed listening to you. And, yes, history does repeat itself and those who refuse to learn history are destined to re-learn it, i.e. “us today”.

[@nunyanunya4147]

*posted from iphone#

[@Laurencemardon]

He’s fantastic! Laughing all the way to lunchtime.

[@murbella7]

I am not into archeology at all, nor history at this level, but I watched it to the end. So well presented.

[@geoben1810]

I can only imagine how much more we would know if books, art, statues and other things weren't destroyed in wars and fires.

[@turkeygoblin]

@Saint Lucifer They're all awful at destroying knowledge and culture. It even happens today. It's awful.

[@CaptainJackSparrow110]

Imagine how much extra junk we would have and how costly it would be to keep it all cataloged and in good condition. We could all do with less junk.

[@richardcanedo1614]

An ancient historian friend once claimed that I, who study modern U.S. history, have access to more information on any one YEAR in the 1930s than he does to ALL of antiquity. I doubted his claim -- at first. Then I thought about all the books, magazines, and newspapers I could get in one way/form or another from, say, 1937. Then I moved on to art and popular culture sources: paintings, photography, illustrations, sculptures, movies, radio show recordings, music recordings, sheet music, comic books, etc., etc., and then all the manuscripts sources in archives: diaries, letters, oral histories, and so much more. Yup, he had less than that from thousands of years of the ancient world. Amazing that we can piece together what we have to create anything like a coherent story.

[@lmvath211]

George B but black lives matter. Marxist iconoclasts

[@lmvath211]

Karen Houser the Actual Academic Art world- around the world, tho lib, is loosing our shit. Iconoclasm is our cross! Burning books and toppling democratic symbols has never gone well historically. Out side of click bait and media prompts there is massive legislative power working to restore history for fear its further white washed. Heritage monuments will be restored to higher glory and their importance in public space every more honored. Toppling monuments is a crime against humanity, so internationally defended against, not just our nation; its part of media (art=1st amendment control) consciousness suppression, dare I say wafting with Marxism.

[@SkywalkerExpress]

imagine you have to travel the same routes 4 times, dodging sea peoples, hippos, and pirates just because you deliver the wrong sandals to Hammurabi.

[@maskedmotorsdiy3575]

Worth it, using the discount Hammurabi Code.

[@austinpundit6321]

Ha ha ha!!! I can just imagine the mumbling under the breath now!

[@Wolfen443]

More likely to get a refund or get back the right product than from Amazon now with all the modern stuff we got.

[@hazonku]

Probably more reliable delivery than USPS.

[@philipmarsden7104]

But just think of all the CO² output with chariots running about all over the place......No wonder with all the modern chariots.....History does repeat itself....

[@SportFundMedved]

It’s been a pleasure to listen to this excellent lecture while on a hike in Western Siberia! Greetings from Russia!

[@number62]

1177 : civilization collapses. 2021: hold my mead.

[@Game_Hero]

Your comment will not age well I think just as those predicting collapse in 2020. I know it's a good joke but I preffer jokes that have basis on reality.

[@rorythomson3439]

@@Game_Hero as was discussed in the lecture, collapse happens over a century, not in a single year. So as 1177 is used as a short hand so could too be 2021.

[@samoke4527]

@@Game_Hero if you have a preference of jokes then you don't understand humour. js

[@Game_Hero]

@@rorythomson3439 And why not 2001 or 1993 or 1948?

[@rorythomson3439]

@@Game_Hero no reason why not. Only time will tell. 2021 is just the most nialistic year of this generation I guess lol

[@trevorperry3081]

Came out of curiosity, stayed an hour because this was the most interesting history lesson I've ever listened to. Why cant middle and high school history classes be taught like this?

[@StLaparole]

Money.

[@joecoin]

I know why you brought it up, you wanted to tell the world how high your IQ is. Mine's 141 btw.

[@PreciousBoxer]

Adolescents are typically more concerned with hormones than history.

[@RyanNerd]

b/c middle and high school history teachers have not went on archaeological digs, they do not have a passion, amazing memory, and knowledge of the subject matter as does Dr. Cline. Instead we have over 12 years of public schooling, we’re meant to find out what we’re truly passionate about. Instead, those 12 years are spent developing an obsession with grades, the ability to regurgitate information, and the realization that achievement is more important than understanding.

[@JohnSmith-up3kt]

That is because, the teachers that teach history are told to teach from a text book not to think outside the book.

[@geosutube]

This is the second of his presentations I have viewed. He knows his subject. He does not have to refer to notes. He knows his names and his dates. He is clearly a professional in every sense of the word. He knows the names in his field, the state of current digs and research. When I get a chance, I am getting his book. I’m also searching for any videos on this take on Exodus. Most of all, he’s funny and relaxed.

[@davilanetworks382]

referring to notes is not a sign of weakness or intelligence.... Get out of here with that bullshit

[@SuperNintendawg]

He's a great presenter but he's probably given this talk on his book a million times. Referring to your notes is essential for historians because there's so many gd facts and dates.

[@MrSahansdal]

Even when all the experts agree, they may well be wrong. - Bertrand Russell

[@crusindc5282]

The reasons his presentation is smooth are 1) he has excellent long term memory and 2) he is well practiced from decades of reciting to students. Excellent professors could almost give their standard lectures in their sleep. That is no insult. It comes with the job.

[@meteor2012able]

@@dp6003 please state your reasons ... otherwise, you will be taken for a jerk.

[@OnlyAFoolsHope]

Great lecture. The Mayans of South America inherited the belief that time was circular...(thus the Mayan calandar) and that you can forsee the future by looking at the past. They described the rise and fall of nations as "Great Ages" even incorporating the stars as signs of things to come. Interesting that a people halfway around the globe had such knowledge of the world so long ago!

[@sammyrnaj]

Dr Cline has a lovely, spontaneous & conversational manner of presentation. With humoristic puns, it makes it entertaining. 😊

[@andrewwilliams9599]

As a layperson untrained in archeology, this is utterly fascinating -- particularly the numerous parallels that can be drawn between 3200 years ago and now. We have a lot still to learn from the ancient world.

[@nunyanunya4147]

the point ov history is to learn from it. but the way sociaty uses it i think it may be best to use history as a playbill. as in 'OH a global pandimic... yep leads to food and fuel resource loss and panic in smaller countries.... rome fell to less. LETS GO COVID/SHRI LANKA!!"

[@seeingimages]

The global warming-climate change bandwagon just keeps rolling. 🥱😴

[@BrazilianImperialist]

They don't want you to know the truth

[@ossiedunstan4419]

What have we got to learn, More ancient ignorance and superstition. NO thank you.

[@loowick4074]

What's fascinating about the bronze age collapse is that it was a complete apocalypse for most of the world. An extinction of society never before seen.

[@adda58]

One of best talks i have seen. He is the sort of lecturer that would make study a pleasure!

[@peppigue]

He knows so well what he wants to communicate, how to spend the time allotted. So many lecturers are hampered by narrow thinking, like being slaves of their own powerpoints.

[@atanacioluna292]

Yes, I was thinking about how refreshing it is to listen and flow the line of thought so pleasantly.

[@stevencoffeen6684]

Many that I have listened to in the past on similar subjectsI didn't continue to listen to as the lecturer was boring and uninspiring. This guy not only knew what he was talking about was also quite entertaining making the topic interesting, and as a result I listened to it all and learned a great deal. Well done!

[@ericrose3877]

Could not agree more. He knows how to communicate.

[@brickhouse7401]

@Jeff Addinsall

[@judithglasser3072]

Absolutely loved this lecture, brilliant, accurate, accesible and very humorous! Definitely I have become a follower of Dr. Cline!

[@ro7425]

That was an amazing lecture, really got me thinking about things I didn't know about. Also, I love how this is proof that history is always relevant … very similar to the present day.

[@holiday07]

I always regretted that the Bronze age was skipped entirely in my world history class. It was mentioned for about 3 seconds and then suddenly jumped to the golden ages of ancient Greek and Rome. I thought that era was just as interesting as the renaissance period.

[@heffalumptarkin1384]

Many ages got rushed so fast in my old school in Germany. The second world war was the biggest and looongest topic. So long, that nobody was anymore interested in my class in that. I couldn't care less now about all the nazi things. That happens when you force the students to read and read and learn and learn for so long about one topic. I could puke about the history lessons.

[@humphrex]

@@heffalumptarkin1384 history is written by the winner. if you stop the antinazi propaganda for a second, one might start to question eradicating german civilians and dropping nukes on woman and children.

[@bruzote]

More people would learn about the Bronze Age if milestone wedding anniversaries (10, 25,50,75) had gifts tied to various ages. Digital age would be the last one, so whatever is current is good for a gift.

[@bruzote]

@@humphrex - Boo, f*cking hoo. Nazis killed millions of Russians. Stalin killed tens of millions. Now Putin is looking to restart the process. Whining about the West? Really? Look at the scale of killing before even mentioning nukes. More people died from ethnic cleansing than ever died from nukes.

[@tereseshaw7650]

The teachers don't know anything about it. They could make it relatable by watching the movie "Troy." And say, THESE people. We're talking about these people." There are other things from popular culture. Knowing Bible stories is essential. All sorts of exotic peoples and cultures that lived in the Bronze Age

[@zascreamer100]

I gotta say, Cap’n Kangaroo is one of the best lecturers I’ve ever listened to . Precise, entertaining, and a pleasure to listen to! ! Bravo!!!

[@janzimny1977]

Mike Charron WOW! Someone else remembers Captain Kangaroo! Glad to know I’m not the only one!!

[@jmc8076]

Jan Zimny Ditto! Friendly Giant was earlier but still on when I was a kid. Captain w Moose! m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYTTgayKg7ifirc

[@theanarcho-luthierist2882]

yes - surprising, considering it was usually mr green jeans that i found more interesting...

[@CaptainJackSparrow110]

So, was he one of the Sea People?

[@MissKarenB]

Actually I think he looks more like Sigi Schmid (former coach of the Galaxy) than Captain Kangaroo. But I agree, while this is not my favorite period in history, he made it interesting enough that I watched until the end and was actually disappointed that the lecture was over. Very well done.

[@parthmistry1076]

My company has no idea they pay me money to sit and watch these sorts of videos in the middle of any given Tuesday.

[@rmp9849]

Four years later...but so glad I found this or KZbin recommended it to me, anyway I rarely enjoy these lectures but this one had me from the start!! I would pay to hear this guy talk! Thank you sir!!

[@dukadarodear2176]

When I was at school (60's) History was taught as elements on a Line - battle dates, death of kings etc. Later it was looked upon as elements within a Square. Now, and especially with this excellent lecturer, it is a Cube full of moving, interacting elements.

[@oracleatdeptford2970]

Very well conceptualized.

[@ancamg]

I was in school in the 70s-80s (SE Europe) and I did Ancient history in grade 5 and 9 (high school), medieval history grade 6 and 10, modern history grade 7 and 11, and. national history (from ancient times to modern) in grade 8 and 12. So we learned about Egyptians and their ancient kingdoms, Phoenicians, Persia, Greece, Roman empire and others around. My son, in Canada in the 2010s, did almost nothing at history, except from the 1812 war.

[@lordsharshabeel]

Machine learn algorithms will take it to the hypercube and beyond.

[@notimportant8736]

I once had a prof who taught modern history. He taught it n reverse, so our 20th century were so much easier to understand when I was shown how western culture in the 19th undermined near and middle eastern culture. Not to mention the far east. Which shows so much about even our lives to this day.

[@CaptainJackSparrow110]

It's better to learn history as a timeline. One needs to know the basic facts of when and where before the discussion of the why can be had. It also takes too long to have the discussion about the debate of why something happened because there is rarely a consensus about the why. Add discussion of the why for each event and you would rarely get beyond a few events during a semester. The why needs to be confined to advanced courses or books if you want to explore a particular event.

[@andrewlane4766]

The great lesson of history is that its never THAT simple. As our society increasingly craves simple answers that might be the most important lesson to be learned.

[@ossiedunstan4419]

the great lesson here is the middle east is not humanities cradle of civilization , its the cradle of in humane beliefs and acts of genocide , nothing about the middle east or Mediterranean are civilized.

[@longandshort6639]

Nah, it’s simple because our brains are too feeble

[@longandshort6639]

Ossie Dunstan errr - a sweeping generalisation

[@Diamond-Essence]

@@ossiedunstan4419 I think your getting your geography mixed up it's Europe your talking about.

[@danielavasile344]

@Tony Wilson well said.

[@janelee5993]

I've been a proud Bronze Age nerd since the age of about 6. This was a good take on a period that to some extent is being (rightly) re-interpreted in the light of new science, especially genetics.

[@kalvinsampson2043]

Hence the name giving " COLON- nizers

[@DulceN]

Great lecture, fine sense of humour and perfect tie!

[@keybawd4023]

As one often hears a professor say 'It's not my period'. It's not my period either but I clicked on it out of curiosity. After a couple of minutes, I couldn't stop watching. He speaks so honestly and everything is simply and inerestingly explained. - Absolutely fascinating, (I must look out for that new book). Thank you for givining me a very happy hour and ten minutes in this sad time of quarantine. (P.S. This could easily become "my period)

[@1112viggo]

lol how do you speak "honestly" about events you haven't witnessed? No good historian who specialize in ancient societies are truly confident in their sources apart from the few rare cases where you have both multiple cohesive written accounts and archaeological evidence to back it. Most times they basically just choose to believe something someone wrote thousands of years ago, or they look at pottery and make guesses.

[@pendaflux]

This is KZbin, and just last week I saw a video that suggested the Sea Peoples were Atlantians, which included somehow both the Basques, Ainu, and Aztecs. There were holes in this story and the way the information was presented did not admit countering evidence.

[@Foolish188]

@@BarNuun When you started with Velikovsky I stopped reading.

[@stevencharlton7693]

It’s interesting to note that this also relates to events that were happening in the Orkney Islands during the same period. Before circa 1,500 BC we had community burials at sites such as Orkahaugr and The Tomb of the Eagles, and large building projects such as the Standing Stones and the Brodgar Complex. Once we pass that date, there is a huge shift from these practices with more simple burials in cist graves, and a lack of large building projects. When we reach the 1,000 BC point, we then see the return of a more structured society with the beginning of the Broch Builders time...

[@bubba842]

Sounds like a massive volcano that erupted and people moved from the north to the Mediterranean coast. Southern coast of France and later Sardinia and Sicily. Maybe the Sardinians and Sicilians moved east due to the massive influx of people from the north. Hence where the Sea people came from. There is evidence that a massive volcano in Iceland erupted at this time.

[@giderahwolf]

@@bubba842 Hello. Can You please recommend me some reliable resource on this topic ?

[@cynthiaharris92]

Activity at the Neolithic Orkney structures and tombs, and most of their equivalents further south, including Stonehenge and Silbury Hill ceased quite suddenly around 2,300 BC. This coincided with the arrival of beaker culture and migrants into Britain from the east and the start of the Bronze Age (in Britain). Therefore there is a gap of about 1,000 years between the Orkney civilisation and the events in the Mediterranean, although these might have had some knock-on effect on Britain in the late Bronze Age?

[@stevencharlton7693]

@@giderahwolf It seems that there is a possibility of several eruptions around Iceland - premium.weatherweb.net/weather-in-history-400-to-100bc/

[@giderahwolf]

@STEVEN CHARLTON Hello, and Thanks. I am interested in this 'weather/geology related' topics about the past - but as I am no professional and this topic is not yet well established in our land, I find it hard to find some info. :-)

[@chrismalcomson7640]

When you look at modern time periods like the industrial revolution until today you're still only looking at about 300 years since we were living in a feudal system. Even the universal right to vote in the US is only 60 years old. A lot can happen in these time periods in the ancient world and we just get a glimpse of an event and don't see the gradual creep of prevailing trends.. Great lecture!!

[@treasuresunderfoot7876]

This is best & most satisfying explanation that I've read/heard on this period in time. The events sound chillingly like what's going on here in the US. Thanks for the AWESOME lecture!👍👍

[@hans-jurgenwiegand7465]

I was very surprised at how interesting this is. I’m getting to love U tube for all the information available. I’m not bored at all, staying at home. Thank you for a great program!👍🏻

[@0ptimal]

Yes, I've had numerous movie streaming accounts for years that I've barely used because KZbin is such a deep source of fascinating information. Almost like once you get a taste of it, you can't go back to watching fiction.

[@ileavazan7693]

You are joking , right ? WHAT INFORMATION ?

[@0ptimal]

@@ileavazan7693 strange question to ask.

[@ileavazan7693]

@@0ptimal well ,apparently you are living under the rock, otherwise you would know that there is no real information in KZbin. It's all main stream media information and common core knowledge at the best. The alternative information on any topic never pass the youtube gestapo department. So, keep learning from KZbin...Good luck ..

[@nev7711]

@@0ptimal I agree with you. I believe KZbin has some brilliant content. During this 'crisis' it has been a brilliant alternative to the disappointing mainstream media. Science, engineering, history, cooking, sporting archive etc. It's a media library and if you were in a book library, you can always skip past Mein Kampf!

[@janezjonsa3165]

Dr. Eric Cline. I listen to youtube lectures and debates to help me sleep. This one kept me up. I'm doing it again, this time watching it. Hats down to you, sir

[@rockygreen8501]

Where were you when I was in school. You are the best teacher I've seen in quite a while. Thank you.

[@akesha4138]

Very good presentation, well thought out, multi-dynamic disaster sequences.

[@SapaHollidaySaparonia]

According to GISP2 Ice Core data, each great civilization of the past reached its peak during a spike in temperature, but then quickly faded in-correlation with the sharp and prolonged spell of cooling that followed. You mentioned earthquakes, there'd probably also be volcanoes which can completely decimate crops by shutting out sunlight, especially during a solar minimum. ps I loved this lecture

[@cwj9202]

The ash which settles on crop land can also decimate crops.

[@breezy3725]

Aren't we headed into a solar minimum?

[@chrisyeomans5547]

They didnt have led lights back then

[@siffilus4461]

You can watch civilizations by there economic systems

[@1rayw]

Except that Cline is a religious zealot who alters history to suit religious beliefs and not the truth.

[@williamfitzpatrick6369]

What a great speaker. Good voice & knows his material. I was never interested in archaeology or anthropology but this was captivating.

[@briandesormeau2643]

I took a Classics degree, a Bachelor of Arts and I think that if Dr. Cline had been my advisor, I would have hung in there and gone for the doctorate. That. Was. Brilliant!

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

Ancient history is hard to decipher because we don't know what happened whereas Recent history is hard to decipher because we can't agree what happened.

[@pulsartcreative4349]

What a brilliant lecture by Eric Cline. Very informative!

[@SirAbraxas]

Last week, I visited Tiryns & Mycenae again. When combined with your lectures, these places come to life with time travel effect-

[@JoePortly]

It's a pleasure to hear a man who knows what he's talking about

[@NickVenture1]

Nice teacher!

[@markjeffriesjr2448]

I like him a lot.

[@ultraali453]

Thank you for making this available for free.

[@XoriRuscuv]

I'm gonna have to carry a marker with me so I can write "The sea peoples were here!" as a sort of history enthusiast's Kilroy. ;) Fantastic stuff. Thank you.

[@DevonExplorer]

@Jeremy Kirkpatrick Yes, me too! lol

[@adrianseanheidmann4559]

@Jeremy Kirkpatrick Are you Semen??

[@sheldonlunn7050]

@@adrianseanheidmann4559 Seeing as the tone has already been lowered: Who is the most virile man in the world?.... Santa Clause; he only comes once a year, but when he does he fills your stockings!....

[@sjonnieplayfull5859]

It was Walpole

[@kathrynejones2590]

YOU KNOW KILROY??? I KNOW KILROY TOO!!!

[@mindgamestrivia]

2nd time I've watched this lecture and took away more than the first time. I wish my professors were as entertaining when I was in college...

[@SG-bz9fq]

Dr H Klein, why couldn't my history teachers make it as easy as you did to understand this period? 10/10

[@captainjj7184]

Can't believe I be chillin on this video while eating and working and this is a dang class lecture lol! Love this professor and the video production overall, thanks for sharing!

[@martinmichael2535]

This was EXCELLENT! Thanks for posting Eric Cline's lecture.

[@craigrbrown]

I’d be happy to pay to sit thru a class with this man! He was just engaging like my best history professors Points to consider and evidence to support his arguments And in the end for the people who don’t like what he has to say...he clearly says...we don’t really know...this is the hypothesis I’ve worked out but we’re not 100% sure And that makes sense there is no complete one word answer but our society wants that and can’t handle when that doesn’t come out

[@OctarineCode]

this even better than a movie or a play, isnt? I'll pay too

[@lostinmokum]

Great lecture with a wonderful balance of sources and argumentation. The Bodrum Museum is now on the list of must visits.

[@josephcollins6033]

What a pleasant lecturer. All professors should watch and listen.

[@rozhaabdullah4546]

One lesson from this lecture is that nations in the middle east are connected and the collapse of one leads to the collapse of another...

[@abdulaleem9207]

interesting point!

[@MoosesValley]

Thank you Professor Cline, that was a very interesting and informative lecture, delivered with great passion and humor.

[@martinadrempetic2395]

This professor is so great! He is so interesting to listen to! And the topic is very interesting. Watched a documentary on History which featured him among the other historians

[@BiboDora]

I enjoyed every minute of this lectuer.. the more you know the more you don't.. never thought I will have some real quality time on KZbin.. thanks sir.

[@jameseaton905]

Amazing, thoughtful presentation. As a student of ancient near eastern civilizations, this brings things together for me in a cogent and careful way that I really appreciated.

[@twothreebravo]

Death Pits of Ur? That would be an amazing Metal band name

[@jayelink1241]

I actually saw Death Pits of Ur open for Metallica in Toronto, in 1994.

[@maxwattage6631]

twothreebravo whats stopping you ? I'd go listen just for the band name. Better than "Your Wife is Backstage" Almost as good as "Free Beer and the Your Wifes not Here." w/ opener "The Nymphos"

[@the__void__spaghetti__girl]

sounds like a Bal-Sagoth song name, but a little bit too short for a Bal-Sagoth song name hahaha

[@merrittanimation7721]

Sounds like a fantasy prison mine

[@stnz908]

Check out Nile from the US. Their songs are inspired by Egyptian, Hittite, & Sumerian mythology.

[@samandchar2004]

Absolutely loved this and am going to find the book. One thing I’d elaborate on is of the points that we still face now, “Greek economy tanks” isn’t as relevant today, I’d suggest the probable global recession we’re heading into will basically be the equivalent for current times.

[@DanMcLeodNeptuneUK]

I'm three minutes in and I already love this guy! It's great having access to material like this!

[@Mirrorgirl492]

What an excellent Lecturer, giving a highly interesting presentation. All Teachers should be this engaging.

[@The22on]

This was a total waste of time. Tell me one solution to fix things today.

[@Supernaut2000]

Fascinating historical review and a very engaging and knowledgeable speaker, a pleasure to watch and learn, and wonder. Thank you.

[@sharonpritchettrichards2426]

Best explanation of Bronze Age collapse I've heard presented all in one place. Thanks.

[@jesalasbahamon]

Excellent conference! Impressive the last two slides showing how similar it is the situation nowadays and 33 centuries ago!!

[@marcdemell5976]

Matthew 24:22, Halleluyah.

[@Schugger1]

"Be careful who you write to - you may know him..." This was an really entertaining lecture which I am really enjoying even as english is not my first language. Good work!

[@marconatrix]

He's fun to listen to, isn't he. If only all lecturers had his gift :-)

[@Schugger1]

I don't think it's easy to present a lecture to an audiance in an interesting way and requires a good deal of effort. Eventually not all lecturers are willing to put that effort into their presentations, obviously. This one here is really a gem and I am actually looking on yt if he has some other lectures online :)

[@ZeusMcKraken]

I’ve had this on my watch list for a long time. It was even better than I had hoped it would be.

[@marcosmallmann9770]

What an amazing lecture! I could listen to Cline all day.

[@HMPTV]

Filled in many missing gaps in my studies. Clear and Concise Thank you

[@chadebrownnyc]

Terrific presentation! Eloquent speaker, informative slides, fascinating topics that are relevant to what might lie ahead. I plan to watch it again. Thank you! Good for novices and experts both I believe.

[@bosse641]

So interesting with ancient history. I'm sure we would be blown away if knew all that has happened on this earth.

[@esoterrorismsuxx9152]

Shepherds Chapel. Pastor Arnold Murray. Chek' it.

[@sarahs7751]

Daniel Willett 🙏🏼 I just looked him up and watching now.

[@marutomarijuanis3597]

really what i think is that if we knew what happened in a short period of time (quick knowledge) we would have a lot of misunderstaning, new cults (like flatearthers etc. ) wars ,religious things (even if we knew that religion is a fantasy ) and other things like that ....you catch the point ..and most of all we would not hear the truth before it would appear on every platform from every big leader...we would consider that another propaganda .

[@St.Linguini_of_Pesto]

Yes, like who shot Kennedy, Lincoln & J.R. Their killers still run free, people! It's a dangerous world we live in.

[@abdulaleem9207]

indeed.

[@NettiGaming]

This was really enjoyable thank you Dr Cline this was very interesting

[@AdamvsMaximvs]

A very well presented lecture. Always nice to see a speaker than can weave in and out of the presentation materials like that

[@georgeenright6525]

Good lecture...it points out that these well connected Civilizations all depended upon one another....add a little stress and it can collapse.. Many similarities to present day..

[@Foolish188]

@@BarNuun Right, and the Romans dug up and replaced pottery, clay tablets, recarved hieroglyphics, rewrote Chinese records. Those crazy Romans sure must have been busy.

[@spaceherotv2739]

I'm half way through and I'm already going, 'what a great lecture'. Brilliant exposition.

[@altrifrancobolli]

Anyone else come back here every few months?

[@NOMAD-qp3dd]

Indeed. Just noticed this video has 5mill views, the most views by far on this channel. That's encouraging!

[@basicdesign1]

Very well informed, supported, coherent, and to top it all Mr Cline is very pleasant to listen to. Plus the topic is o so topical for these days - and no way we'll hear of it from the mainstream. Thanks very much for these informations and for the quality of the service indeed.

[@wmpmacm]

Well researched and explained. I learned a lot. Good teacher.😊

[@mikesnyder1788]

Excellent historical presentation! This is why I have always loved the story of history! Research backed by evidence and continued speculation. Well done!

[@vincentgroudeniutes1655]

this guy is stunning I wish I had such professors at my time...

[@donnaspear8311]

This is brilliant. I've subscribed. You're a gifted teacher. Thank you for putting the pieces together.

[@ddpp1420]

Confusion only teaches confusion and the path to truth is lost

[@roberts.3055]

3rd time I'm watching this. What a great presentation. I wish all teachers were this good at keeping our attention and imparting a ton of info.. :)

[@Dadecorban]

lol. This may be the third time I've watched it. It's great.

[@paradisecityX0]

@@Dadecorban 9th time

[@paradisecityX0]

@Jeremy Kirkpatrick Or because it's interesting

[@PaulBrown-uj5le]

Second time for me.

[@herodotus6235]

Robert S. I wish all teachers had the opportunity to talk about this subject. It’s easy to talk well about something you love. Not all of us are given that opportunity.

[@javelinXH992]

An excellent lecture from Father Ted Crilly. I've watched this lecture 3 or 4 times since it was posted on youtube and it is as interesting and engaging now as it was the first time.

[@markmiller3713]

Except for the 3rd Sunday in June of course, when it's ok.

[@alaasedki]

Thank you Dr. Eric for your great lecture - from an Egyptian

[@Anactualfungus]

Couldn't imagine living in a globalized society ravaged by riots, economic stagnation, trade collapse rampant disease, climate disasters, and failed government

[@lestermiller2717]

Wonderful interesting talk I use to be involved in archeology and did a ten year study in China. 12,000 BC to 500BC. Why does everyone never talk or mentions ancient China. They where very advanced at one point but then every thing seemed to collapsed and eventually started back up all over again. Don’t forget the fact that all the oceans where 400 feet lower back then. Many people traveled all over by foot from continent to continent more than by boat.

[@windokeluanda]

Nice way to convey information. I will put the book in my buying list.

[@elenivargis126]

I first came across this video in 2018, on a road trip through Greece, and it got me hooked on the "Sea Peoples"! Thank you for opening my eyes and heart to this mysterious era beyond the "Iliad" & "Odyssey" of Homer :)

[@jesseflores9087]

Its rare that a power point on KZbin is this engaging and interesting

[@abmbarry]

Brilliant lecture and a wonderful view of a parallel between a globalized world system and what is taking place today. I have shared this link with a number of my friends. ... Thank you Dr. Eric Cline. Barry Manclark Australia

[@thereaction18]

My wife and I argue about Trojans at home too. But that's a subject for a whole other lecture.

[@Neura1net]

She propably suggests the samler sizes, right?

[@kroonospeeterson5290]

Yes, she is incredibly worried how infested her computer is.

[@rubenskiii]

well that escalated quickly.

[@mic7able]

The Reaction Does she call Bullshit too? Like scholars do to this video?

[@jon3251966]

Mick G. hi no no

[@AA-dn8dj]

A very enjoyable presentation. Thank you.

[@aleksandars9254]

Thank you Mr. Cline, this was amazing.

[@iunary]

"Everybody is marrying each others daughters" is prob the most compact description of the ancient world i have ever heard

[@aracelyemmett3493]

The creation didn't have alot of mileage on it yet so it was ok.

[@undeadpresident]

@@aracelyemmett3493 younger women produce healthier offspring

[@johnvanzoest4532]

A very relaxed, easy manner of speaking. The best style from which to learn.

[@barnabyaprobert5159]

And a little self-deprecating humor. Nice mix.

[@Jefferdaughter]

And with an enthusiasm for the subject. Infectious.

[@rexluminus9867]

Thank you. Excellent presentation!

[@gothikia]

This was a wonderful lecture. Very much enjoyed it.