What Caused the Late Bronze Age Collapse?

Many cities from across the late Bronze Age Mediterranean and Near East appear to have undergone some form of violent destruction. Earthquake damage has been identified with some certainty in mycenae and Greece where major sites at Mycenae, tyrants, thebes, and pylos all appear to have been ruined by earthquakes close to the date of the collapse. Another possibility is drought and climate change. When the weather was getting drier and hotter, making it more difficult to farm, sources of fresh water may have also dried up. Piracy is often a last resort option for people who cannot support themselves in any other way. In a similar fashion, various Bronze Age people may have taken to