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Ancient Armageddon

They were exportingluxury goods to each other and importing rawmaterials from distant...

[narrator] They were exporting
luxury goods to each other and importing raw
materials from distant lands. Glass ingots, Glass ingots, ostrich eggs, amber, and unworked elephant
and hippopotamus tusks. Some city or some one lost a fortune when
this ship went down. But the impact would've gone far
beyond the cargo's monetary value because this value was also
carrying an enormous shipment of the most important
raw materials of all. The metals needed
to make bronze. The metals needed
to make bronze

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[narrator] They were exporting luxury goods to each other
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and importing raw materials from distant lands.
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Glass ingots,
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Glass ingots,
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ostrich eggs,
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amber,
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and unworked elephant and hippopotamus tusks.
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Some city or some one
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lost a fortune when this ship went down.
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But the impact would've gone far beyond the cargo's monetary value
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because this value was also carrying an enormous shipment
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of the most important raw materials of all.
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The metals needed to make bronze.
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The metals needed to make bronze.
Duration
41 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:29
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...
[man] The cargo of the Uluburun ship - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
[man] The cargo of the Uluburun ship
That is a lot of bronze - Ancient Armageddon 00:11
That is a lot of bronze
This would've been a tragic, uh, event, - Ancient Armageddon 00:10
This would've been a tragic, uh, event,
[narrator] Bronze was something they all relied on - Ancient Armageddon 00:13
[narrator] Bronze was something they all relied on
Losing the Uluburun ship would've been a great loss, - Ancient Armageddon 00:25
Losing the Uluburun ship would've been a great loss,
Trade networks in the Bronze Age - Ancient Armageddon 00:14
Trade networks in the Bronze Age
And so, you know, it gave the name to this period. - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
And so, you know, it gave the name to this period.
It is incredibly important. But to make - Ancient Armageddon 00:09
It is incredibly important. But to make
10% tin to 90% copper and you have got yourself - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
10% tin to 90% copper and you have got yourself
But I do not recommend that. You will be dead pretty soon. - Ancient Armageddon 00:05
But I do not recommend that. You will be dead pretty soon.
[narrator] Here at Butser Ancient Farm in the UK - Ancient Armageddon 00:19
[narrator] Here at Butser Ancient Farm in the UK
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