The land of Fertility II : the South East Mediterranean since the Bronze Age to the Muslim Conquest /
: Contributions are based on papers presented at the second international conference on "The Land of Fertility" held at the Institute of Archaeology at the Jagiellonian in Krakow in June 2015. : viii, 134 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm. : 9781443891257
Time's up! : dating the Minoan eruption of Santorini : acts of the Minoan eruption chronology workshop, Sandbjerg November 2007, initiated by Jan Heinemeier & Walter L. Friedrich /
: 298 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm. : Bibliography : pages 15-51. : 9788779340244 (hd.bd. : alk. paper) : Sara.lib
Forces of transformation : the end of the Bronze Age in the Mediterranean : proceedings of an international symposium held at St. John's College, University of Oxford 25-6th March,...
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OCLC 244653638 :
viii, 227 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-227). :
1842173324
9781842173329
1177 B.C. : the year civilization collapsed /
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"In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "Sea Peoples" invaded Egypt. The pharaoh's army and navy managed to defeat them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it soon slid into decline, as did most of the surrounding civilizations. After centuries of brilliance, the civilized world of the Bronze Age came to an abrupt and cataclysmic end. Kingdoms fell like dominoes over the course of just a few decades. No more Minoans or Mycenaeans. No more Trojans, Hittites, or Babylonians. The thriving economy and cultures of the late second millennium B.C., which had stretched from Greece to Egypt and Mesopotamia, suddenly ceased to exist, along with writing systems, technology, and monumental architecture. But the Sea Peoples alone could not have caused such widespread breakdown. How did it happen? In this major new account of the causes of this "First Dark Ages," Eric Cline tells the gripping story of how the end was brought about by multiple interconnected failures, ranging from invasion and revolt to earthquakes, drought, and the cutting of international trade routes. Bringing to life the vibrant multicultural world of these great civilizations, he draws a sweeping panorama of the empires and globalized peoples of the Late Bronze Age and shows that it was their very interdependence that hastened their dramatic collapse and ushered in a dark age that lasted centuries. A compelling combination of narrative and the latest scholarship, 1177 B.C. sheds new light on the complex ties that gave rise to, and ultimately destroyed, the flourishing civilizations of the Late Bronze Age -- and that set the stage for the emergence of classical Greece" --
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OCLC 861542115 :
xx, 237 pages : illustrations, Maps ; 24 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages [201]-228) and index. :
9780691140896