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1177 BCE, the year a perfect storm destroyed civilization
Haaretz ^ | April 13, 2015 | Julia Fridman

Posted on 05/03/2015 3:35:59 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Sometime after 1200 BCE, civilization collapsed, and a dark age prevailed.

The Late Bronze Age collapse of societies throughout the Levant, the Near East and the Mediterranean some 3,200 years ago has been a mystery. Powerful, advanced civilizations disappeared, seemingly overnight. Now an archaeologist believes he has figured out what lay behind the cataclysm.

The trigger seems to have been the invasion of ancient Egypt in 1177 BCE by marauding peoples known simply as the “Sea Peoples,” as recorded in the Medinet Habu wall relief at Ramses III' tomb. The relief depicts a sea battle (and also carts full of supplies, women and children, something that always puzzled researchers. Why would the women and children have been at a sea battle, and why were there chariots? Did they bring them on ships as well?) The foreigners were depicted wearing distinct head gear....

(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...


TOPICS: History; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: 1177bc; archaeology; bronzeage; bronzeagecollapse; catastrophism; civilization; eberhardzangger; egypt; ericcline; erichcline; godsgravesglyphs; history; levant; medinethabu; peleset; peopleofthesea; pereset; ramses3; ramsesiii; seapeople; seapeoples
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1 posted on 05/03/2015 3:35:59 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Man made warming. or cooling. Or something. Interesting piece of history though.
Hard to imagine doing logistics without sophisticated computers or airlifts.


2 posted on 05/03/2015 3:38:50 PM PDT by dp0622 (Franky Five Angels: "Look, let's get 'em all -- let's get 'em all now, while we got the muscle.")
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The rest of the content is behind his subscription link. Disappointed.


3 posted on 05/03/2015 3:41:18 PM PDT by PetroniusMaximus
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

IIRC, some of the Sea Peoples were wiped out by the Hebrews during the Exodus period. I believe the Philistines were also descended from the Sea Peoples


4 posted on 05/03/2015 3:42:59 PM PDT by fso301
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To: PetroniusMaximus

If Go ogle the title you can click the link and read the whole thing!


5 posted on 05/03/2015 3:47:43 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; PetroniusMaximus

Is there some way to evade their paywall? If not, then it’s pretty pointless to post such sites. We OUGHT to be boycotting such sites, not promoting them.


6 posted on 05/03/2015 3:48:20 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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That’s weird. I don’t subscribe to any site, but I had no problem there. Am I a Stonecutter or something? LOL


7 posted on 05/03/2015 3:49:37 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I know it’s hard to believe, but I’m sure it was a long lost descendant of Bush that caused civilization to collapse ...

Who else could be....?


8 posted on 05/03/2015 3:50:19 PM PDT by Popman (Christ Alone: My Cornerstone...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
1177 BCE

As with gay, Ms, the term BCE is another case of leftists wickedly corrupting the language. The "BCE" method of dating is particularly pernicious since it's liberalism denying the pivotal role of Christ in history.

9 posted on 05/03/2015 3:50:22 PM PDT by re_nortex (DP - that's what I like about Texas)
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To: catnipman; PetroniusMaximus

The usual method:

1. Cut title
2. Open Google News
3. Paste title and search
4. Click on link

It often works, although not always. In this case, it does.


10 posted on 05/03/2015 3:51:22 PM PDT by proxy_user
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To: fso301

The Hyksos?


11 posted on 05/03/2015 3:52:58 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("O Muslim! My bullets are dipped in pig grease.")
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To: dp0622

George W Bush, of course.


12 posted on 05/03/2015 3:53:08 PM PDT by 9thLife ("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Francis)
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To: re_nortex

Well, this is an Israeli publication. They’re Jewish, not Christian.


13 posted on 05/03/2015 3:53:11 PM PDT by proxy_user
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As with gay, Ms, the term BCE is another case of leftists wickedly corrupting the language. The "BCE" method of dating is particularly pernicious since it's liberalism denying the pivotal role of Christ in history.

And yet it stands for Before The Christian Era? Way to go for the morons to keep Christ out of history by adding extra letters and an extra word to accomplish..............NOTHING!

14 posted on 05/03/2015 3:56:36 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Sometime in the distant future a similar article may be written, but instead of sea people it will islamic terrorist and urban thugs.


15 posted on 05/03/2015 3:56:46 PM PDT by catfish1957 (Everything I needed to know about Islam was written on 11 Sep 2001)
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Pope Francis Calling For Global Wealth Redistribution To Stop Global Warming

Geoffrey Grider | May 3, 2015

Pope Francis is about to release his encyclical about global warming and is expected to advocate for cutting the fossil fuel use that he and others blame for temperature rises.

http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=32883


16 posted on 05/03/2015 3:58:59 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: PetroniusMaximus

Yes the source is disappointing - NOTHING there!


17 posted on 05/03/2015 3:59:30 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 ((VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!))
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To: re_nortex

Well, since Jesus was not born at year zero (6 BCE) your point is simple evidence of ignorance.


18 posted on 05/03/2015 3:59:34 PM PDT by Tzfat
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To: catnipman

It’s from a book. Through google, or same info at

http://www.bibleinterp.com/articles/2015/01/cli398005.shtml


19 posted on 05/03/2015 4:01:05 PM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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“In any case, don’t blame the “Sea People”. They were also victims, obviously fleeing something; looking for a better home where they could survive. They are more of a symptom than the cause of the collapse, says Cline. “

Because ... Baltimore!


20 posted on 05/03/2015 4:01:15 PM PDT by sparklite2
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