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Ancient Armageddon

New DNA workin Israel is finally allowing us to determine where, at least someof the Sea...

[indistinct chatter] [narrator] New DNA work
in Israel is finally allowing us to determine where, at least some
of the Sea People were coming from. Aren Maeir is directing
the work at Tell es-Safi where it is recorded that the Philistines
had come from the sea and settled

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[narrator] New DNA work in Israel is finally allowing us
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to determine where, at least some of the Sea People were coming from.
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Aren Maeir is directing the work at Tell es-Safi
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where it is recorded that the Philistines had come from the sea and settled.
Duration
23 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:08
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...
[Aren] The Philistines are one of the so-called Sea Peoples. - Ancient Armageddon 00:08
[Aren] The Philistines are one of the so-called Sea Peoples.
Probably, originally, from somewhere in - Ancient Armageddon 00:46
Probably, originally, from somewhere in
Uh, it's... you can call it a entangled - Ancient Armageddon 00:08
Uh, it's... you can call it a entangled
Uh, and all this came together to form this new culture - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
Uh, and all this came together to form this new culture
[narrator] The Sea People seemed to have come from a number of different places. - Ancient Armageddon 00:22
[narrator] The Sea People seemed to have come from a number ...
For the archaeologists it was back to square one - Ancient Armageddon 00:44
For the archaeologists it was back to square one
[narrator] Maybe the answer was always right in front of us. - Ancient Armageddon 00:20
[narrator] Maybe the answer was always right in front of us.
Uh, Herodotus actually mentions a - Ancient Armageddon 00:09
Uh, Herodotus actually mentions a
But that means that they were aware that - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
But that means that they were aware that
[narrator] Both writers talk about - Ancient Armageddon 00:34
[narrator] Both writers talk about
But is there any way to know for sure? - Ancient Armageddon 00:36
But is there any way to know for sure?
And he writes, - Ancient Armageddon 00:14
And he writes,
[narrator] He is boasting about sending relief aid to the Hittites. - Ancient Armageddon 00:29
[narrator] He is boasting about sending relief aid to the Hi...
May my Lord..." - Ancient Armageddon 00:05
May my Lord..."
And may the King give grain to save my life, - Ancient Armageddon 00:39
And may the King give grain to save my life,
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,