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Ancient Armageddon

So this, uh, is important. It is not only animalsfor consumption. These cows werebeing...

So this, uh, is important. It is not only animals
for consumption. These cows were
being used to plow crops rather than for meat. What is more, he also noticed an increase
in the number of sickle blades used for cutting crops. There is also growth
in sickle blades, uh, hinting that there is an
expansion of agriculture

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So this, uh, is important.
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It is not only animals for consumption.
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These cows were being used to plow crops
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rather than for meat.
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What is more,
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he also noticed an increase in the number of sickle blades
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used for cutting crops.
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There is also growth in sickle blades, uh,
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hinting that there is an expansion of agriculture.
Duration
28 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:16
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...
I was thinking about dry farming. - Ancient Armageddon 00:40
I was thinking about dry farming.
First of all, of introduction of cattle - Ancient Armageddon 00:27
First of all, of introduction of cattle
And we think that this was done on purpose - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
And we think that this was done on purpose
[narrator] So they were also breeding heartier cows. - Ancient Armageddon 00:16
[narrator] So they were also breeding heartier cows.
What is extraordinary is that - Ancient Armageddon 00:15
What is extraordinary is that
Often referred to as "the bread basket of the ancient world", - Ancient Armageddon 00:18
Often referred to as "the bread basket of the ancient w...
Research scientist Nick Marriner and his team - Ancient Armageddon 00:21
Research scientist Nick Marriner and his team
[narrator] They can analyze the pollen and other finds in the layers of sediment. - Ancient Armageddon 00:19
[narrator] They can analyze the pollen and other finds in th...
What the climate was like, what human - Ancient Armageddon 00:26
What the climate was like, what human
And our discharge is spanning more than 6,500 kilometers - Ancient Armageddon 00:27
And our discharge is spanning more than 6,500 kilometers
And would've significantly affected, uh, Bronze Age societies. - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
And would've significantly affected, uh, Bronze Age soc...
[narrator] A drought lasting a year or two, - Ancient Armageddon 00:19
[narrator] A drought lasting a year or two,
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,