Poseidon's Horses: Plate Tectonics and Earthquake Storms in the Late Bronze Age Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean (original) (raw)

This article explores a sequence of destructive events in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean dating from 1225 to 1175 BC, traditionally attributed to human actions. It proposes an alternative perspective by suggesting that these events may have been caused by a series of related earthquakes, referred to as an 'earthquake storm.' While not the sole cause of the Late Bronze Age collapse, this geological phenomenon warrants attention from archaeologists addressing the complexities surrounding the societal collapse in that period.