Mediterranean Resilience - Collapse and Adaptation in Antique Maritime Societies - Assaf Yasur-Landau

Mediterranean Resilience - Collapse and Adaptation in Antique Maritime Societies - Assaf Yasur-Landau

The Collapse of Cultures at the End of the Late Bronze Age in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean: New Developments, Punctuated Equilibrium, and Further Questions

Mediterranean Resilience - Collapse and Adaptation in Antique Maritime Societies - Assaf Yasur-Landau

Eric H. Cline [+-]
The George Washington University
Eric H. Cline is Professor of Classics and Anthropology and Director of the Capitol Archaeological Institute, at George Washington University, in Washington DC. A National Geographic Explorer, NEH Public Scholar, Getty Scholar, and Fulbright Scholar, with degrees from Dartmouth, Yale, and the University of Pennsylvania, he is a field archaeologist with more than 30 seasons in Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Cyprus, Greece, Crete, and the United States, including at Megiddo and Tel Kabri. He is the author or editor of 22 books and nearly 100 articles, either solo or as cooperative efforts. Translations of his books have appeared in 19 languages.

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In order to put some of the other papers within this workshop into context, this paper presents a brief and rapid overview of the events that took place at the end of the Late Bronze Age in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean. However, in an effort to bring things up to date, it also includes a summation of some of the additional work that has been done recently, including new scientific work involving ancient pollen in Syria, Israel, Egypt, and Cyprus; isotopic signatures and other indicators from lake sediments in Turkey, Syria, and possibly Iran; oxygen isotope studies from stalagmites and mineral deposits within caves in Greece and Israel; and other relevant studies. It concludes with a brief look at several questions about the human element to the Collapse that still remain to be answered, including whether they were aware that the entire world system as they knew it was coming to an end.

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Cline, Eric. The Collapse of Cultures at the End of the Late Bronze Age in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean: New Developments, Punctuated Equilibrium, and Further Questions. Mediterranean Resilience - Collapse and Adaptation in Antique Maritime Societies. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 156-166 Feb 2024. ISBN 9781800503694. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=41504. Date accessed: 05 Oct 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.41504. Feb 2024

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