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[narrator] A drought lasting a year or two
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Ancient Armageddon

A droughtlasting a year or two, or even ten years, doesn't necessarily meanthat a society...

[narrator] A drought
lasting a year or two, or even ten years, doesn't necessarily mean
that a society will fall. But a mega-drought lasting
more than a 100 years, simply does not allow
the inhabitants any relief. simply does not allow
the inhabitants any relief

Full Transcript

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[narrator] A drought lasting a year or two,
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or even ten years,
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doesn't necessarily mean that a society will fall.
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But a mega-drought lasting more than a 100 years,
00:00:14.634 --> 00:00:17.078
simply does not allow the inhabitants any relief.
00:00:17.078 --> 00:00:18.433
simply does not allow the inhabitants any relief.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:54:27
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...
When the drought finally ends, - Ancient Armageddon 00:13
When the drought finally ends,
A remarkable story seems to be coming together. - Ancient Armageddon 00:46
A remarkable story seems to be coming together.
[narrator] If a sudden event was the catalyst - Ancient Armageddon 00:25
[narrator] If a sudden event was the catalyst
Yet there is nothing to suggest - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
Yet there is nothing to suggest
But recently, - Ancient Armageddon 00:32
But recently,
It was indeed a large field preceded - Ancient Armageddon 00:08
It was indeed a large field preceded
Nobody, or except - Ancient Armageddon 00:11
Nobody, or except
[narrator] This temple known as Kom el-Hetan, - Ancient Armageddon 00:24
[narrator] This temple known as Kom el-Hetan,
Over the last few decades, - Ancient Armageddon 00:30
Over the last few decades,
[narrator] In the process of all the re-construction, - Ancient Armageddon 00:28
[narrator] In the process of all the re-construction,
What we see here, - Ancient Armageddon 00:08
What we see here,
We see all this block tilted few degree... - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
We see all this block tilted few degree...
And you see this row of blocks? - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
And you see this row of blocks?
So we have some kind of wave here. - Ancient Armageddon 00:05
So we have some kind of wave here.
We have a manmade mortar folded like this. - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
We have a manmade mortar folded like this.
Such a deformation can be - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
Such a deformation can be
[narrator] To try to pin point the date of the earthquake, - Ancient Armageddon 00:27
[narrator] To try to pin point the date of the earthquake,
We have a-- a thin archaeological layer. - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
We have a-- a thin archaeological layer.
And after the earthquake happened, we - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
And after the earthquake happened, we
We have like plume injection of sandy layer. - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
We have like plume injection of sandy layer.