causal hypothesis · HYP-SEA-PEOPLES-UNIFIED-INVASION
One unified Sea Peoples invasion destroyed the eastern Mediterranean
A single coherent nation or army called the Sea Peoples moved through the region and caused the principal destructions.
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Research assessment
statement
A single coherent nation or army called the Sea Peoples moved through the region and caused the principal destructions.Research description
The group lists differ by Egyptian source, many supposed destructions are false or misdated, attackers are usually unidentified, and several polities and sites continued.
Evidence and sources
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Other source context
- informs · supports group heterogeneity and multi causality
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 · supports destruction reassessment
Getting closer to the Late Bronze Age collapse in the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean, c. 1200 BC — Guy D. Middleton (2024) - informs · supports site level control cases
Destruction at the End of the Late Bronze Age in Syria: A Reassessment — Jesse Michael Millek (2019)