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.

An object from the Late Bronze Age: fragment of a Ugaritic alphabet tablet, c. 1400–1200 BCE; Louvre, AO 19992 / RS 10.087. This image illustrates one object, not every society of the period
An object from the Late Bronze Age: fragment of a Ugaritic alphabet tablet, c. 1400–1200 BCE; Louvre, AO 19992 / RS 10.087. This image illustrates one object, not every society of the periodRama — Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 France · CC BY-SALicense · Image source

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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

  1. 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 ↑
  2. 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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  1. Edition 2 · 10 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

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IL Archive, «Late Bronze Age», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/periods/late-bronze-age