The transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age was accompanied by widespread violence and societal collapse

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The transition from the Late Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age was heavily marked by environmental stress, widespread warfare, and the collapse of major civilizations in the Eastern Mediterranean and Europe.

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The provided papers consistently support the claim that the Late Bronze Age to Iron Age transition involved widespread societal collapse and violence, driven or exacerbated by factors like climate change, famine, and migrations (such as the Sea Peoples). Papers 0, 3, and 7 explicitly discuss this crisis and its violent, disruptive nature. The other papers deal with unrelated topics (pathogens, floods, Islamic burials, or different eras) and do not contradict the claim.

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Environmental Roots of the Late Bronze Age Crisis

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D. Kaniewski, E. Van Campo, J. Guiot, S. Le Burel, T. Otto, C. Baeteman. Environmental Roots of the Late Bronze Age Crisis. 2013. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0071004

Highlights the Late Bronze Age crisis of 3200 years ago as marked by climate-driven famine, region-wide warfare, and politico-economic collapse.

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Was There a 3.2 ka Crisis in Europe? A Critical Comparison of Climatic, Environmental, and Archaeological Evidence for Radical Change during the Bronze Age–Iron Age Transition

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B. Molloy. Was There a 3.2 ka Crisis in Europe? A Critical Comparison of Climatic, Environmental, and Archaeological Evidence for Radical Change during the Bronze Age–Iron Age Transition. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10814-022-09176-6

Shows that around 1200 BC, climate change acted as a force multiplier that undermined societal resilience, leading to societal crises and collapse across Europe.

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3.2 ka BP Megadrought and the Late Bronze Age Collapse

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David Kaniewski, Elise Van Campo. 3.2 ka BP Megadrought and the Late Bronze Age Collapse. 2017. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199329199.003.0005

Describes the Late Bronze Age collapse in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean as violent, sudden, and culturally disruptive, characterized by destroyed cities and terminated civilizations.

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