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originally posted by: intrptr
a reply to: audubon
FWIW, now that it's been raised, the anonymous "Sea People" are just one aspect of a greater puzzle, known as the Late Bronze Age Collapse. You can guess what that means just by the title alone. All the early European civilisations around the Mediterranean Sea suddenly upped and vanished.
Coupled with Santorini Island volcano explosion, that could have caused a large Tsunami, maybe...
This was a global deluge!
So we are almost about ready to go through this again, it is also now not currently safe to be on the coasts! Tell a friend!
originally posted by: EndOfDays77
originally posted by: intrptr
a reply to: audubon
FWIW, now that it's been raised, the anonymous "Sea People" are just one aspect of a greater puzzle, known as the Late Bronze Age Collapse. You can guess what that means just by the title alone. All the early European civilisations around the Mediterranean Sea suddenly upped and vanished.
Coupled with Santorini Island volcano explosion, that could have caused a large Tsunami, maybe...
Exactly! this is when planet x last passed (i.e. The santorini eruption) also Niagara falls was created then (3600 years ago) and we have tree rings dated to the same period either side of the Atlantic, off the coasts of the UK and the US east coast. This was a global deluge!
originally posted by: Blackmarketeer
The inscription is written in an ancient language called Luwian that just a few scholars, no more than 20 by some estimates, can read today.
originally posted by: strongfp
a reply to: audubon
There is evidence in Egpyt that tell of large swathes of savages and refugees from the Med. sea, they were defeated twice, and never really came back. But a lot of them stayed and integrated into the Egyptian culture and lands. It is sort of like what is happening now, with Europe, but it's a lot less aggressive.
I think what it goes to show is that the sea peoples weren't any specific group, but a number of different cultures and what not just traveling around looking for a new more sustainable place to settle.
It was in a recorded lecture that I first heard of this. I will try and dig it up.
But, here is a reddit thread that can explain in a little detail, it has sources in it.
Also, it's been said that due to disease, famine, and natural disasters caused the sea peoples to group, and then take down Troy, which lead to the downward spiral of the Med. nations, it was like a world war at the time, and the Egyptians put an end to it.
originally posted by: glend
originally posted by: strongfp
a reply to: audubon
There is evidence in Egpyt that tell of large swathes of savages and refugees from the Med. sea, they were defeated twice, and never really came back. But a lot of them stayed and integrated into the Egyptian culture and lands. It is sort of like what is happening now, with Europe, but it's a lot less aggressive.
I think what it goes to show is that the sea peoples weren't any specific group, but a number of different cultures and what not just traveling around looking for a new more sustainable place to settle.
It was in a recorded lecture that I first heard of this. I will try and dig it up.
But, here is a reddit thread that can explain in a little detail, it has sources in it.
Also, it's been said that due to disease, famine, and natural disasters caused the sea peoples to group, and then take down Troy, which lead to the downward spiral of the Med. nations, it was like a world war at the time, and the Egyptians put an end to it.
An interesting article on Tribe of Dan (possibly the sea people) is here . If the sea people were merceneries the Egyptians may have eventually hired them to disrupt foreign forces. A relationship similar to that of US and ISIS today. Branding them (ISIS and sea people) as terrorist whilst secretly funding their wars to weaken adversaries.
originally posted by: glend
a reply to: Harte
Great stuff again Harte. So the Phoenician merchants might be akin to todays elite. Using wealth to force their rule on the masses.
originally posted by: Blackmarketeer
a reply to: audubon
The Sea Peoples are thought to be responsible for the collapse or the Hittite empire, driving them to a mountain holdout. Curiously, the Sea Peoples skipped over Phoenician settlements in the Anatolia area focusing on Hittites, or maybe not so curious if they had an alliance.
originally posted by: BlissSeeker
a reply to: audubon
One step further; perhaps these advanced civilizations left because of the rising sea and they knew of the coming inundation. Myriad cities have been found in the seas worldwide.