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Peleset
A group named in Egyptian records of Ramesses III and conventionally associated with both the Sea Peoples label and the early Philistines.
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Sea Peoples
A modern collective label for several differently named groups recorded mainly in Egyptian texts around the end of the Late Bronze Age.
Why does this record have this property?
This classification records a modern scholarly grouping based on a specific Egyptian source. It does not demonstrate that the Peleset and all other listed groups shared one ethnicity, homeland, or political command.
- Who are the Sea Peoples and what role did they play in the devastation of civilizations that occurred shortly after 1200 BCE?
supports assignment and caveat · Ramesses III group list - Medinet Habu, Volume I: Earlier Historical Records of Ramses III
provides primary source basis
Evidence and sources
- informs · provides group list and conventional identification
Who are the Sea Peoples and what role did they play in the devastation of civilizations that occurred shortly after 1200 BCE? — Eric H. Cline (2016) - informs · provides primary record
Medinet Habu, Volume I: Earlier Historical Records of Ramses III — The Epigraphic Survey (1930) - informs · provides relevant population evidence for early Iron Age Ashkelon
Ancient DNA sheds light on the genetic origins of early Iron Age Philistines — Michal Feldman, Daniel M. Master, Raffaela A. Bianco, Marta Burri, Philipp W. Stockhammer, Alissa Mittnik, Adam J. Aja, Choongwon Jeong, Johannes Krause (2019)