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MysteriesLate Bronze Age collapseArtifactsThe terminal destruction layer at Gibala-Tell Tweini
ART0D46591G2AQY·Artifact · object

The terminal destruction layer at Gibala-Tell Tweini

PhotographCC BY (PLOS ONE's Creative Commons Attribution licence, 2011)Radiocarbon-dated to 1192–1190 BC
The terminal destruction layer at Gibala-Tell Tweini: photo
The terminal destruction layer at Gibala-Tell Tweini: photo
The terminal destruction layer at Gibala-Tell Tweini: photoThe terminal destruction layer at Gibala-Tell Tweini: picture

The burned level whose radiocarbon dates fix the fall of Ugarit's dependency, and the closest dated horizon to the fall of Ugarit itself.

Kaniewski et al., 1192. CC BY (PLOS ONE's Creative Commons Attribution licence, 2011)

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PhotoKaniewski et al. · commons.wikimedia.org · 2011 · CC BY (PLOS ONE's Creative Commons Attribution licence, 2011)Primary source: The Sea Peoples, from cuneiform tablets to carbon dating1 step from the original
PictureKaniewski et al · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY (PLOS ONE's Creative Commons Attribution licence, 2011)1 step from the original

Where it was made

NicosiaAleppoHomsTarsusAntalyaṬarābulusDayr az Zawr1Gibala-Tell Tweini200 kmDamascusNicosiaAleppoAdana1200 km
Gibala-Tell Tweini · Archaeological site

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The terminal destruction layer at Gibala-Tell Tweini [Artifact ART0D46591G2AQY]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D46591G2AQY
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