Bronze Age World

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Recorded dataset maintenance date: 2026-08-11.

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Chronology

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Early Iron Age

What does this label mean?

The period following the regional ends of the Bronze Age, represented here as a transformation rather than an instantaneous universal boundary.

Why does this record have this property?

These successor polities developed in the Early Iron Age from Hittite and local traditions.

highStatus: accepted

Post-Crisis Recovery and Reconfiguration

What does this label mean?

Growth, institutional reorganization, or restored connectivity following earlier contraction or collapse.

Why does this record have this property?

The successor states represent reorganization and continuity after central imperial collapse.

highStatus: accepted

supports · supports entity record
After the Hittites: The Kingdoms of Karkamish and Palistin in Northern Syria — Mark Weeden (2013)
Supports the existence, description, classification, or historical context of Neo-Hittite and Syro-Anatolian States.
supports · supports entity record
Severe Multi-Year Drought Coincident with Hittite Collapse around 1198–1196 BC — Sturt W. Manning, Cindy Kocik, Brita Lorentzen, Jed P. Sparks (2023)
Supports the existence, description, classification, or historical context of Neo-Hittite and Syro-Anatolian States.