Event · Late Bronze Age collapse

Three consecutive severe dry years in the Gordion tree-ring record

1198–1196 BC, ±3 years.

At 1

Gordion, with the Midas Mound tumulus

Place

PLC

Cites 1

Severe multi-year drought coincident with Hittite collapse around 1198–1196 BC

SRC

Happened to 1

The Late Bronze Age collapse

MYS

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Three consecutive severe dry years in the Gordion tree-ring record [Event EVT0D464K2C0YK9]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVT0D464K2C0YK9

@misc{mysteriesdept_evt0d464k2c0yk9,
  title     = {Three consecutive severe dry years in the Gordion tree-ring record},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Event, catalog key EVT0D464K2C0YK9},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVT0D464K2C0YK9}
}