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Ancient Armageddon

And may the King givegrain to save my life, to save the citizensof the land of Ugarit." ...

And may the King give
grain to save my life, to save the citizens
of the land of Ugarit." [narrator] People in Ugarit
were clearly suffering, too. [narrator] People in Ugarit
were clearly suffering, too. And another letter
refers to a famine ravaging the city of
nearby Emar in inland Syria at the time that
it was laid waste. in 1185 B.C. [Yoram] The sender writes
to one of his family members telling him how
desperate the situation was at that time. "There is famine in our house

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And may the King give grain to save my life,
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to save the citizens of the land of Ugarit."
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[narrator] People in Ugarit were clearly suffering, too.
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[narrator] People in Ugarit were clearly suffering, too.
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And another letter refers to a famine
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ravaging the city of nearby Emar in inland Syria
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at the time that it was laid waste.
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in 1185 B.C.
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[Yoram] The sender writes to one of his family members
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telling him how desperate the situation was
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at that time.
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"There is famine in our house.
Duration
39 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:42:25
Uploaded
Apr 16, 2025
Genres
history
Production
TV6 Production,Discovery Channel,France Télévisions,NHK Enterprises

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Movie Summary

This two hour special explore the mysterious and catastrophic collapse of ancient civilizations during the late Bronze Age, from the Hittites to the Mycenaeans and the Egyptians, revealing the tumultuous events that brought an end...
If you do not quickly arrive here, - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
If you do not quickly arrive here,
You will not see a living soul from your land." - Ancient Armageddon 00:16
You will not see a living soul from your land."
But drought and famine were not unique - Ancient Armageddon 00:30
But drought and famine were not unique
Those that venture down there - Ancient Armageddon 00:09
Those that venture down there
Yoav Negev, - Ancient Armageddon 00:28
Yoav Negev,
[narrator] When it rains, - Ancient Armageddon 00:24
[narrator] When it rains,
Uh, what is it made it of. - Ancient Armageddon 00:05
Uh, what is it made it of.
That-- these are like the growth rings - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
That-- these are like the growth rings
The center of the stalagmite, is the - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
The center of the stalagmite, is the
The youngest part of the stalagmite, - Ancient Armageddon 00:05
The youngest part of the stalagmite,
[narrator] By analyzing the isotopic composition - Ancient Armageddon 00:44
[narrator] By analyzing the isotopic composition
[narrator] It is apparent that at the end of Bronze Age, - Ancient Armageddon 00:20
[narrator] It is apparent that at the end of Bronze Age,
[narrator] Stalagmites in Israel - Ancient Armageddon 00:09
[narrator] Stalagmites in Israel
And this work is backed up by studies on mud cores - Ancient Armageddon 00:24
And this work is backed up by studies on mud cores
In Israel, - Ancient Armageddon 00:17
In Israel,
[Dafna] We were able to count for each sample - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
[Dafna] We were able to count for each sample
It is situation that is difficult to handle. - Ancient Armageddon 00:13
It is situation that is difficult to handle.
Intrigued by all these new discoveries, - Ancient Armageddon 01:00
Intrigued by all these new discoveries,
So this, uh, is important. - Ancient Armageddon 00:28
So this, uh, is important.
I was thinking about dry farming. - Ancient Armageddon 00:40
I was thinking about dry farming.