It also seems to have seen the final 13th century BC collapse of the Indus valley civilisation, the 12th century decline of major political centres in Romania, Hungary and northern Serbia and the ...

Cline argues that several modern factors are pushing us closer to a collapse of civilization similar to the one that occurred in the 12th century BC, which led to the disappearance of many ancient ...

The etching was found in the Wadi Rum Reserve in the south of the country - the first of its kind in the region - and sheds light on the historical ties with Egypt during the 12th century BC.

Our research challenges this timeline and argues instead for an origin of the Protogeometric style during the 12th century BC in northern Greece and so proposes a new start date for the iron ages.