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Bronze Age Collapse
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The Sea Peoples and External Pressure
Contemporary Egyptian records, particularly from the mortuary temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu, describe incursions by shifting coalitions referred to collectively as the Sea Peoples. These groups appear to have simultaneously attacked the Hittite Empire, Cyprus, the Levant coast, and reached as far as the Nile Delta [^4]. While the id… -
Sea Peoples
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Documentary Evidence and Nomenclature
The primary source material for the Sea Peoples originates almost exclusively from the chancelleries of the New Kingdom of Egypt, especially the records pertaining to the reign of Ramesses III (c. 1186–1155 BCE). These records, carved onto temple walls such as those at Medinet Habu, describe a vast, swirling threat moving from the northern Aegean and Anatolian coasts toward the fertile [Nile Delta](/entri…