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Ancient Armageddon

Such a deformation can be explained only by earthquake

such a deformation can be explained only by earthquake

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such a deformation can be
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explained only by earthquake.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:59:39
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] To try to pin point the date of the earthquake, - Ancient Armageddon 00:27
[narrator] To try to pin point the date of the earthquake,
We have a-- a thin archaeological layer. - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
We have a-- a thin archaeological layer.
And after the earthquake happened, we - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
And after the earthquake happened, we
We have like plume injection of sandy layer. - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
We have like plume injection of sandy layer.
You see some fraction of archaeological layer here. - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
You see some fraction of archaeological layer here.
[narrator] The team found several examples of this liquefaction layer. - Ancient Armageddon 00:16
[narrator] The team found several examples of this liquefact...
[narrator] Radio carbon dating of the pottery - Ancient Armageddon 00:22
[narrator] Radio carbon dating of the pottery
This pot, we showed it to a specialist - Ancient Armageddon 00:10
This pot, we showed it to a specialist
[narrator] A massive earthquake seems to have happened - Ancient Armageddon 00:26
[narrator] A massive earthquake seems to have happened
If so, - Ancient Armageddon 00:08
If so,
To determine the extent, - Ancient Armageddon 00:18
To determine the extent,
Here, a statue of three seated figures - Ancient Armageddon 00:18
Here, a statue of three seated figures
[gasps] This is where three person seated, - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
[gasps] This is where three person seated,
It is fantastic to see these - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
It is fantastic to see these
And displaced during this shock. - Ancient Armageddon 00:09
And displaced during this shock.
[narrator] Based on the direction of the cracks, - Ancient Armageddon 00:16
[narrator] Based on the direction of the cracks,
They travel to Abu Simbel in the south to investigate. - Ancient Armageddon 00:41
They travel to Abu Simbel in the south to investigate.
-Mmm-hmm. -A crack formed - Ancient Armageddon 00:08
-Mmm-hmm. -A crack formed
And, uh, because we have a small step, - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
And, uh, because we have a small step,
The blocks are shifted with respect to each other. - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
The blocks are shifted with respect to each other.