Answer · Late Bronze Age collapse

A sequence of major earthquakes in 1225–1175 BC destroyed many of the sites.

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Where it stands

Still possibleIts tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

Seismic damage features at many destroyed sites, dated within the window.

What would rule it out

Archaeoseismic study of the destruction layers finding no seismic features.

Evidence 1 for · none against

Destroyed sites lie overwhelmingly in high-shaking zones.

Suggestive

FOR

The questions it answers

Did an earthquake storm destroy many of the sites?

Part of What was the principal cause of the end of the Late Bronze Age palace system in the eastern Mediterranean?

Most likelyEarthquakes played at most a local role

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). A sequence of major earthquakes in 1225–1175 BC destroyed many of the sites. [Answer ANS0D4652Y661KD]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D4652Y661KD

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