civilization was due to regional drought.
The depredations of the Sea Peoples are usually credited for destroying the Late Bronze Age empires c 1200 BCE but what set off such a massive migration of people? And why were those empires so weak that they could not repel bands of marauders? A new report from Tel Aviv University cites long-term drought as the answer.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/23/world/...html?_r=2&
The depredations of the Sea Peoples are usually credited for destroying the Late Bronze Age empires c 1200 BCE but what set off such a massive migration of people? And why were those empires so weak that they could not repel bands of marauders? A new report from Tel Aviv University cites long-term drought as the answer.
Quote: Experts have long pondered the cause of the crisis that led to the Late Bronze Age collapse of civilization, and now believe that by studying grains of fossilized pollen they have uncovered the cause. In a study published Monday in Tel Aviv: Journal of the Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University, researchers say it was drought that led to the collapse in the ancient southern Levant.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/23/world/...html?_r=2&
