# A sequence of major earthquakes destroyed the palaces and cities.

> Disputed: A sequence of major earthquakes destroyed the palaces and cities.

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# A sequence of major earthquakes destroyed the palaces and cities.

A sequence of major earthquakes destroyed the palaces and cities.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** One piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Collapse features typical of seismic damage (toppled walls in one direction, crushed bodies) at many sites.
- Destruction dates cluster with fault zones.

## What would rule it out

- Destruction layers lacking seismic features, or dates that do not cluster.

## Evidence 1 for · 1 against

[Nearly all destroyed sites lie in 20th-century zones of strong shaking.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/bronze-age-collapse/evidence/EVD0D464RXW4B6B/nearly-all-destroyed-sites-lie-in-20th-century-zones-of)

Suggestive

FOR

[The authors themselves call the evidence not conclusive.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/bronze-age-collapse/evidence/EVD0D464S5P65BP/the-authors-themselves-call-the-evidence-not-conclusive)

Suggestive

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[What was the principal cause of the end of the Late Bronze Age palace system in the eastern Mediterranean?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/bronze-age-collapse/questions/QST0D464MS26SDY/what-was-the-principal-cause-of-the-end-of-the-late-bronze)

Most likelyNo single cause; several stresses (climate, famine, migration, war, earthquakes, internal unrest) struck…

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Mysteries Department. (2026). A sequence of major earthquakes destroyed the palaces and cities. [Answer ANS0D464RP26BGD]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D464RP26BGD
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