A Palenological Study From the Late Bronze Age

Palenological study from the late bronze age period demonstrates a climate change, which may have been responsible for agricultural failures across the near east. When agriculture fails, society begins to weaken as a consequence. And if the rulers of the cities did not have the resources to act to prevent famine and poverty, then the citizens would become desperate and either create an uprising or look for somewhere else to live. In this case, peoples would revert back to a much more nomadic way of life, moving from place to place and attempting to invade other people's societies. This could also explain why so many of these fortified and historically successful cities were overcome. Society had been weakened by drought. Mass migrations were