Eric H. Cline

Eric H. Cline is an American archaeologist, author and Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at George Washington University. He is one of the world's leading experts on the Bronze Age civilisations of the eastern Mediterranean and has participated in over thirty archaeological excavations in the region. 1177 B.C. examines the mysterious collapse of the Bronze Age civilisations — including the Mycenaeans, Hittites, Egyptians and others — in a catastrophe that brought down multiple interconnected empires simultaneously. Cline draws on archaeological evidence to explore what caused this collapse, finding parallels between the interconnected Bronze Age world and our own globalised civilisation. Available as both a book and an audiobook, 1177 B.C. offers fascinating listening and reading for history enthusiasts and anyone who wants to understand how even the most powerful civilisations can collapse when multiple crises converge — and what that might mean for our own times.