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

National Capital Area Skeptics (NCAS) · lecture · Watch on YouTube

World history

What it is

Archaeologist Eric Cline lectures on the Late Bronze Age collapse around 1177 BC, when interconnected Mediterranean empires fell in rapid succession. He discusses the Sea Peoples and the combined causes of the collapse.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as an informative and funny hour that serves as a good substitute for his book.

  • 5 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “I recently stumbled upon this lecture, definitely recommended it”

    Lecture on the Late Bronze Age collapse and Sea Peoples.

    meseznik, 2017-07 · Strong recommendation · in “Sea Peoples”

  2. “Excellent informative and hilarious talk about his (at-the-time) new scientific hypothesis”

    Informative, funny hour on the Bronze Age collapse.

    itcrowd, 2019-12 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: Best Talks of 2019?”

  3. “here is a good talk on the various contributing factors”

    Good talk on factors behind the Bronze Age collapse.

    flukus, 2017-07 · Recommendation · in “Sea Peoples”

  4. “Did you also watch that informative YouTube lecture [0]”

    Informative lecture on the Sea Peoples.

    qq4, 2021-01 · Recommendation · in “'Sea Prison': Covid-19 has left hundreds of thousands of seafarers stranded”

  5. “for most folks the YouTube lecture is probably enough detail”

    Lecture version of Cline's book, enough detail for most.

    DavidPiper, 2021-09 · Recommendation · in “A Tunguska size burst destroyed Tall el-Hammam, Bronze Age city in Jordan Valley”

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Topics: eric cline, sea peoples, ancient history, mediterranean, civilizational collapse

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