Assignment task:
Thesis Statement for Eric Cline's 1177 B.C. : The Late Bronze Age was a time of great upheaval and that the series of events in 1177 B.C. was the catalyst for the collapse of the civilizations of the eastern Mediterranean. Cline argues that this collapse was due to a confluence of events, including a weakening of the political and economic systems, increased migrations, and natural disasters.
"The destruction layer contains remains of conflicts (bronze arrowheads scattered around the town, fallen walls, burnt houses), ash from the conflagration of houses, and chronologically well-constrained ceramic assemblages fragmented by the collapses of the town"(Cline, pg. 113).
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