Impact of Climate Change on Late Bronze Age Collapse

The late Bronze Age collapse was possibly linked to a direct causal relationship between climate change, colder temperatures, drought, and famine, leading to political and economic instability. The collapse, potentially triggered by a mega-drought, disrupted the agricultural surplus-based societies that supported craftsmen, builders, bureaucrats, and armies. Famine was not uncommon before the Bronze Age collapse, often arising from political and economic failures in food distribution. However, challenges exist in establishing a direct correlation between climate data and the collapse due to limited chronological resolution. Climate records lack the precision to tie climatic changes to specific years, hindering the ability to assert a direct relationship between climate shifts and the collapse.