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Ancient Armageddon

Yoav Negev, head of the Israelicaving association is fascinated bythese formations. Not...

Yoav Negev, head of the Israeli
caving association is fascinated by
these formations. Not only for their beauty, but also their importance
as a source of information. but also their importance
as a source of information. [camera shutter clicks] [camera shutter clicks] Stalagmites are made of calcite that is, uh, deposited by, uh, water
dripping from the ceiling

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Yoav Negev,
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head of the Israeli caving association
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is fascinated by these formations.
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Not only for their beauty,
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but also their importance as a source of information.
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but also their importance as a source of information.
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[camera shutter clicks]
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[camera shutter clicks]
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Stalagmites are made
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of calcite that is, uh,
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deposited by, uh, water dripping from the ceiling.
Duration
28 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:24
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] When it rains, - Ancient Armageddon 00:24
[narrator] When it rains,
Uh, what is it made it of. - Ancient Armageddon 00:05
Uh, what is it made it of.
That-- these are like the growth rings - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
That-- these are like the growth rings
The center of the stalagmite, is the - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
The center of the stalagmite, is the
The youngest part of the stalagmite, - Ancient Armageddon 00:05
The youngest part of the stalagmite,
[narrator] By analyzing the isotopic composition - Ancient Armageddon 00:44
[narrator] By analyzing the isotopic composition
[narrator] It is apparent that at the end of Bronze Age, - Ancient Armageddon 00:20
[narrator] It is apparent that at the end of Bronze Age,
[narrator] Stalagmites in Israel - Ancient Armageddon 00:09
[narrator] Stalagmites in Israel
And this work is backed up by studies on mud cores - Ancient Armageddon 00:24
And this work is backed up by studies on mud cores
In Israel, - Ancient Armageddon 00:17
In Israel,
[Dafna] We were able to count for each sample - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
[Dafna] We were able to count for each sample
It is situation that is difficult to handle. - Ancient Armageddon 00:13
It is situation that is difficult to handle.
Intrigued by all these new discoveries, - Ancient Armageddon 01:00
Intrigued by all these new discoveries,
So this, uh, is important. - Ancient Armageddon 00:28
So this, uh, is important.
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...