Eric Cline, professor of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies and of Anthropology at The George Washington University and author of 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed, joins the show to break down the collapse of the Bronze Age civilization and why it matters today.

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Times

02:57 Writing History for All

04:51 The Three Age System

10:32 Tin: The Oil of the Ancient World

11:37 Archeology in the Future

13:22 Bronze Age Society

21:02 The Beginning and End of History

26:07 The Sea Peoples

32:36 The Collapse 

35:00 The Mystery of the Exodus

40:53 Resilience and Regeneration Post-Collapse

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