# Interview: The Mysterious Bronze Age Collapse with Eric Cline — WHE Interview Discussion (2-1446)

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**Created:** [September 19, 2019, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/interview-the-mysterious-bronze-age-collapse-with-eric-cline-whe-interview-discussion-2-1446/18543 "2019-09-19T16:07:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/interview-the-mysterious-bronze-age-collapse-with-eric-cline-whe-interview-discussion-2-1446/18543/1 "2019-09-19T16:07:54Z")

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The decline of the Late Bronze Age civilizations of the Mediterranean and Near East has puzzled historians and archaeologists for centuries. While many have ascribed the collapse of several civilizations to the enigmatic Sea Peoples, Professor Eric H. Cline, former Chair of the Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at George Washington University, presents a more complicated and nuanced scenario in his book, [_1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed_](https://member.ancient.eu/books/0691168385/).

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original interview at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1446/interview-the-mysterious-bronze-age-collapse-with/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1446/interview-the-mysterious-bronze-age-collapse-with/)._

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