Ep 258: Eric Cline on the Collapse of Civilizations

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Eric Cline, Professor of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies and of Anthropology at The George Washington University and author of ⁠1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed⁠, joins the show to break down the collapse of the Bronze Age civilization and why it matters today.

Eric Cline, professor of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies and of Anthropology at The George Washington University and author of <a href="https://a.co/d/3PaFO4u">1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed</a>, joins the show to break down the collapse of the Bronze Age civilization and why it matters today.
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Times
02:57 Writing History for All
04:51 The Three Age System
10:32 Tin: The Oil of the Ancient World
11:37 Archeology in the Future
13:22 Bronze Age Society
21:02 The Beginning and End of History
26:07 The Sea Peoples
32:36 The Collapse 
35:00 The Mystery of the Exodus
40:53 Resilience and Regeneration Post-Collapse
 
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