QuestionsLate Bronze Age collapseWere the destructions clustered in the years after the 1198–1196 BC drought, or spread over a century?Answer
Answer · Late Bronze Age collapse
The destructions and abandonments are spread over a century or more, from the mid 13th to the 12th century.
The destructions and abandonments are spread over a century or more, from the mid 13th to the 12th century.
Where it stands
Most likelyIts tests partly supported it: two pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Several destructions date well before 1200 BC and several well after 1170 BC.
What would rule it out
- A joint chronology showing a tight cluster.
Evidence 2 for · none against
The questions it answers
Most likelyMost destructions fall within a few decades after about 1200 BC
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The destructions and abandonments are spread over a century or more, from the mid 13th to the 12th century. [Answer ANS0D464VKT04M4]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D464VKT04M4
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year = {2026},
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