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But just by the
physiognomy, by their faces, But just by the
physiognomy, by their faces, by their hairstyles,
by their clothing you can tell that this is a
real ragtag group of people who have come together
to fight against the Egyptians and of course, also, the rest
of the Mediterranean world. [narrator] The Sea People do indeed
appear to have been a desperate group. But what is most intriguing is that when you look closely they are not always depicted
as an army of terrifying raiders. [Salima] There are
some reliefs here that might give
us a different idea. And that is because
we've got images of these people
coming in oxcarts with women and
children and goods. [narrator] It seems these people
were arriving not only to attack but to settle
physiognomy, by their faces, But just by the
physiognomy, by their faces, by their hairstyles,
by their clothing you can tell that this is a
real ragtag group of people who have come together
to fight against the Egyptians and of course, also, the rest
of the Mediterranean world. [narrator] The Sea People do indeed
appear to have been a desperate group. But what is most intriguing is that when you look closely they are not always depicted
as an army of terrifying raiders. [Salima] There are
some reliefs here that might give
us a different idea. And that is because
we've got images of these people
coming in oxcarts with women and
children and goods. [narrator] It seems these people
were arriving not only to attack but to settle
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But just by the
physiognomy, by their faces,
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But just by the
physiognomy, by their faces,
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by their hairstyles,
by their clothing
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you can tell that this is a
real ragtag group of people
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who have come together
to fight against the Egyptians
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and of course, also, the rest
of the Mediterranean world.
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[narrator] The Sea People do indeed
appear to have been a desperate group.
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But what is most intriguing
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is that when you look closely
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they are not always depicted
as an army of terrifying raiders.
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[Salima] There are
some reliefs here
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that might give
us a different idea.
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And that is because
we've got images
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of these people
coming in oxcarts
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with women and
children and goods.
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[narrator] It seems these people
were arriving not only to attack
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but to settle.
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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...