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Ancient Armageddon

Here at ButserAncient Farm in the UK metalworking expert Fergus Miltondemonstrates how it...

[narrator] Here at Butser
Ancient Farm in the UK metalworking expert Fergus Milton
demonstrates how it would've been made. And why for Bronze Age cities regular supplies of both
copper and tin were essential. [Fergus] So here are
pieces of copper metal

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[narrator] Here at Butser Ancient Farm in the UK
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metalworking expert Fergus Milton demonstrates how it would've been made.
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And why for Bronze Age cities
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regular supplies of both copper and tin were essential.
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[Fergus] So here are pieces of copper metal.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
52
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:57
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...
We'll heat and then combine - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
We'll heat and then combine
[narrator] Copper was relatively easy to find. - Ancient Armageddon 00:51
[narrator] Copper was relatively easy to find.
The Hittite king who lived in this palace, for example, - Ancient Armageddon 00:16
The Hittite king who lived in this palace, for example,
[narrator] By this time, they had mastered - Ancient Armageddon 00:28
[narrator] By this time, they had mastered
So we've broken open the mold now, - Ancient Armageddon 00:09
So we've broken open the mold now,
A lot of work but a beautiful item - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
A lot of work but a beautiful item
[narrator] But to make their tools and weapons they needed their supplies. - Ancient Armageddon 00:28
[narrator] But to make their tools and weapons they needed t...
Some historians have suggested that around 1200 BC, - Ancient Armageddon 00:56
Some historians have suggested that around 1200 BC,
[narrator] Could the tribes who first managed to make iron - Ancient Armageddon 00:34
[narrator] Could the tribes who first managed to make iron
The end of it was not the - Ancient Armageddon 00:08
The end of it was not the
Um, of a... of a superior technology - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
Um, of a... of a superior technology
The archaeological narrative is based on facts. - Ancient Armageddon 00:18
The archaeological narrative is based on facts.
[narrator] Whoever the attackers were - Ancient Armageddon 00:15
[narrator] Whoever the attackers were
In fact, it is much more likely that it was the other way around. - Ancient Armageddon 00:05
In fact, it is much more likely that it was the other way ar...
It is been suggested that, perhaps, - Ancient Armageddon 00:10
It is been suggested that, perhaps,
Or maybe even copper was a little hard to get a hold of. - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
Or maybe even copper was a little hard to get a hold of.
In which case, they did turn to iron as a substitute. - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
In which case, they did turn to iron as a substitute.
[narrator] The Sea People were not tribes from the north - Ancient Armageddon 00:28
[narrator] The Sea People were not tribes from the north
The Sea People were not the creators of iron super weapons, - Ancient Armageddon 00:17
The Sea People were not the creators of iron super weapons,
Archaeologist Krzysztof Nowicki, - Ancient Armageddon 00:38
Archaeologist Krzysztof Nowicki,