Late Bronze Age

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archaeological period historical period

The Late Bronze Age was the final phase of the Bronze Age, marked by advanced metalworking, complex societies, extensive trade networks, and the emergence or flourishing of early civilizations across the Near East, Mediterranean, and parts of Europe and Asia.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Canaanite period	3
Late Helladic	1
Late Helladic I	1
Late Helladic II	1

Statements (93)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological period ⓘ historical period ⓘ
characterizedBy	Late Bronze Age collapse around 1200 BCE ⓘ intensive diplomatic correspondence preserved in the Amarna letters ⓘ widespread cultural exchange across the Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
endCause	combination of invasions, internal unrest, and systemic collapse ⓘ
endTime	circa 1200 BCE ⓘ
follows	Middle Bronze Age ⓘ
hasFeature	advanced bronze metalworking ⓘ agricultural surplus production ⓘ bronze armor ⓘ bureaucratic administration ⓘ chariot warfare ⓘ collapse of several major states at its end ⓘ complex legal systems ⓘ complex religious cults ⓘ complex societies ⓘ craft guilds or workshops ⓘ development of early writing systems ⓘ diplomatic correspondence between states ⓘ elite burial practices ⓘ epic poetry traditions ⓘ extensive long-distance trade networks ⓘ fortified cities ⓘ increased social complexity ⓘ inter-regional diplomatic marriages ⓘ interconnected political system in the Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ international elite gift exchange ⓘ international law-like treaties ⓘ long-distance trade in copper ⓘ long-distance trade in glass ⓘ long-distance trade in gold ⓘ long-distance trade in ivory ⓘ long-distance trade in luxury goods ⓘ long-distance trade in silver ⓘ long-distance trade in textiles ⓘ long-distance trade in tin ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ mythological literature ⓘ naval trade and seafaring ⓘ organized armies ⓘ organized temple cults ⓘ palace-centered redistribution systems ⓘ palatial economies ⓘ record-keeping on clay tablets ⓘ regional artistic styles ⓘ regional cultural interaction ⓘ regional hegemonic empires ⓘ social stratification ⓘ specialized craft production ⓘ specialized metallurgy ⓘ standardized weights and measures ⓘ state-level political organization ⓘ tribute and taxation systems ⓘ urbanization ⓘ use of Linear B script in Mycenaean Greece ⓘ use of horse-drawn chariots ⓘ use of tin and copper alloys ⓘ widespread use of bronze tools ⓘ widespread use of bronze weapons ⓘ widespread use of cuneiform writing in the Near East ⓘ
hasLocation	Aegean region ⓘ Anatolia ⓘ Balkans ⓘ Caucasus ⓘ surface form: Caucasus region Central Europe ⓘ Cyprus ⓘ Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ surface form: Egypt Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Italian Peninsula ⓘ Levant region ⓘ surface form: Levant Mesopotamia ⓘ Middle East ⓘ surface form: Near East South Asia ⓘ
overlapsWith	Hittite Empire ⓘ Kassite period ⓘ surface form: Kassite Babylonia Middle Assyrian ⓘ surface form: Middle Assyrian Empire Mitanni kingdom ⓘ Mycenaean civilization ⓘ New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ Shang dynasty ⓘ surface form: Shang dynasty in China Ugaritic city-state culture ⓘ
partOf	Bronze Age ⓘ
precedes	Iron Age ⓘ
startTime	circa 1600 BCE ⓘ
usedMaterial	bronze ⓘ clay ⓘ gold ⓘ silver ⓘ stone ⓘ textiles ⓘ wood ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mycenaean civilization → archaeologicalPeriod → Late Bronze Age ⓘ

this entity surface form: Late Helladic

Mycenaean civilization → chronologicalPhase → Late Bronze Age ⓘ

this entity surface form: Late Helladic I

Mycenaean civilization → chronologicalPhase → Late Bronze Age ⓘ

this entity surface form: Late Helladic II

Al-Khalil → hasHistoricalPeriod → Late Bronze Age ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canaanite period

Jaffa → hasHistoricalPeriod → Late Bronze Age ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canaanite period

Megiddo → hasHistoricalPeriod → Late Bronze Age ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canaanite period

Bronze Age → hasPart → Late Bronze Age ⓘ

Amarna letters → historicalContext → Late Bronze Age ⓘ

Canaanites → timePeriod → Late Bronze Age ⓘ

Dorians → timePeriod → Late Bronze Age ⓘ

Israelites → timePeriod → Late Bronze Age ⓘ

Jebusites → timePeriod → Late Bronze Age ⓘ