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Ancient Armageddon

Could earthquakeshave caused destruction beyond Egypt so great, they heralded theend of...

[narrator] Could earthquakes
have caused destruction beyond Egypt so great, they heralded the
end of the Bronze Age? In Mycenae, excavators
have now found evidence that earthquakes
contributed to the destruction. Collapsed buildings.
Even crushed bodies. The end of this
doorway was found on the skeleton of the
woman who was killed when the house
collapsed around her

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[narrator] Could earthquakes have caused destruction
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beyond Egypt so great,
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they heralded the end of the Bronze Age?
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In Mycenae, excavators have now found evidence
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that earthquakes contributed to the destruction.
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Collapsed buildings. Even crushed bodies.
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The end of this doorway was found on
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the skeleton of the woman who was killed
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when the house collapsed around her.
Duration
28 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
01:05:54
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...
In fact, these photographs show that she was - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
In fact, these photographs show that she was
There's another house a couple hundred meters - Ancient Armageddon 00:09
There's another house a couple hundred meters
So, in addition to everything else - Ancient Armageddon 00:11
So, in addition to everything else
[narrator] And bodies have also been found - Ancient Armageddon 00:14
[narrator] And bodies have also been found
[Maria-Eleni] In the last few decades, - Ancient Armageddon 00:13
[Maria-Eleni] In the last few decades,
Here, we have an example of a - Ancient Armageddon 00:05
Here, we have an example of a
Belonged to a young woman, - Ancient Armageddon 00:08
Belonged to a young woman,
She had several injuries to her skull, - Ancient Armageddon 00:10
She had several injuries to her skull,
[narrator] This fracture is thought to have been caused - Ancient Armageddon 00:11
[narrator] This fracture is thought to have been caused
We are not sure whether she - Ancient Armageddon 00:12
We are not sure whether she
[narrator] There can be no doubt - Ancient Armageddon 00:34
[narrator] There can be no doubt
[narrator] Eric thinks it would have been possible - Ancient Armageddon 00:27
[narrator] Eric thinks it would have been possible
And this is simply, when you have an - Ancient Armageddon 00:11
And this is simply, when you have an
And if that earthquake does not - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
And if that earthquake does not
In fact, usually, we need to - Ancient Armageddon 00:11
In fact, usually, we need to
And then the sequence starts all over again. - Ancient Armageddon 00:05
And then the sequence starts all over again.
[narrator] The Mediterranean is full of fault zones. - Ancient Armageddon 00:14
[narrator] The Mediterranean is full of fault zones.
[Eric] If we take a look at the map here, - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
[Eric] If we take a look at the map here,
We've got one coming down the side of - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
We've got one coming down the side of
There's another one that goes across the top of - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
There's another one that goes across the top of