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Ancient Armageddon

Some historians havesuggested that around 1200 BC, certain people, perhapstribes from the...

Some historians have
suggested that around 1200 BC, certain people, perhaps
tribes from the north mastered the technology needed to produce iron. While it is difficult to obtain
the materials for bronze, iron ore is found everywhere. And any tribe that
succeeded in making iron would've been able to create stronger,
sharper and more durable weapons, allowing them to sweep south leaving much of the
Bronze Age world in ruins. The production of iron, however, is
significantly more complex than bronze. It requires much
higher temperatures. Over 2700 degrees Fahrenheit and the invention
of special furnaces. and the invention
of special furnaces. [woman exhales] [blows]

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Some historians have suggested that around 1200 BC,
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certain people, perhaps tribes from the north
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mastered the technology needed
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to produce iron.
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While it is difficult to obtain the materials for bronze,
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iron ore is found everywhere.
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And any tribe that succeeded in making iron
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would've been able to create stronger, sharper and more durable weapons,
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allowing them to sweep south
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leaving much of the Bronze Age world in ruins.
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The production of iron, however, is significantly more complex than bronze.
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It requires much higher temperatures.
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Over 2700 degrees Fahrenheit
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and the invention of special furnaces.
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and the invention of special furnaces.
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[woman exhales]
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[blows]
Duration
56 seconds
Views
57
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:55
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...
[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,
[narrator] Anyone trying to access the site - Ancient Armageddon 00:17
[narrator] Anyone trying to access the site
It is, uh, I will say a very uncomfortable way to get here. - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
It is, uh, I will say a very uncomfortable way to get here.
[narrator] Despite it is perilous location - Ancient Armageddon 00:16
[narrator] Despite it is perilous location
[Krzysztof] To live here, to build houses here, - Ancient Armageddon 00:11
[Krzysztof] To live here, to build houses here,
Once you are here, - Ancient Armageddon 00:13
Once you are here,
Among the ruins of the houses - Ancient Armageddon 00:36
Among the ruins of the houses
One group of people is hiding, - Ancient Armageddon 00:14
One group of people is hiding,
[narrator] Over 30 other refuge sites have now been found in Crete, - Ancient Armageddon 00:26
[narrator] Over 30 other refuge sites have now been found in...