Period
Late Bronze Age
- Timeline
- From 1600 BCE to 1200 BCE
- Region
- The Near East
An archaeological period conventionally around 1600–1200 BCE in much of the Near East, with regional variation.
Text
The Late Bronze Age is an archaeological period whose boundaries differ by region. In much of the Near East, it is conventionally placed around 1600–1200 BCE. UgaritUgaritAncient city and kingdom at Ras Shamra on the Syrian coast, flourishing between the fourteenth and early twelfth centuries BCE and preserving multilingual archives.Glossary · Click to read the explanation’s important archives belong to this setting. A period label provides chronological context, not evidence for a uniform belief across all its sites. [1] [2]
References and notes
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Beyond Babylon: Art of the Second Millennium B.C. Museum overview of approximately 1600–1200 BCE; not a uniform chronology for all regions. Return to the text ↑
- Ministère de la Culture, Ugarit–Ras Shamra Archaeological project page: site, city, kingdom and Late Bronze Age archives. Return to the text ↑
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IL Archive, «Late Bronze Age», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/periods/late-bronze-age