The Kingdom of Alashiya and the Bronze Age Collapse | Dr. Louise Hitchcock

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Alashiya, also spelled Alasiya, also known as the Kingdom of Alashiya, was a state which existed in the Middle and Late Bronze Ages, and was situated somewhere in the Eastern Mediterranean. It was a major source of goods, especially copper, for ancient Egypt and other states in the Ancient Near East. It is referred to in a number of the surviving texts and is now thought to be the ancient name of Cyprus, or an area of Cyprus. This was confirmed by the scientific analysis performed in the Tel Aviv University of the clay tablets which were sent from Alashiya to other rulers. Check out our new store! https://teespring.com/stores/the-history-shop Get your Sea Peoples | Late Bronze Age Merch below! Mugs: https://teespring.com/new-sea-peoples-mediterranean?pid=658&cid=102950 Hoodies | Shirts | Tank Tops: https://teespring.com/get-sea-peoples-mediterranean?pid=212&cid=5819 Get your Hittite Merch below! Mugs: https://teespring.com/HittiteEmpireMug?pid=658&cid=102950&sid=front Shirts | Tank Tops | Hoodies: https://teespring.com/hittite-empire-shirt?pid=2&cid=2397 Trojan War Merch Below! Mugs: https://teespring.com/trojan-war-coffee-mug?pid=658&cid=102950 Tank Tops | Shirts | Hoodies: https://teespring.com/TrojanWarShirt?pid=2&cid=2397 SPQR Face Masks: https://spqr-emporium.com/collections/face-masks?aff=3 Check out the awesome work of Dr. Hitchcock at these links below! Academia profile where you can access her work that is free to the public. https://unimelb.academia.edu/LouiseHitchcock Get her books here! Aegean Art and Architecture: https://global.oup.com/ukhe/product/aegean-art-and-architecture-9780192842084?cc=au&lang=en& Minoan Architecture: A Contextual Analysis: http://www.astromeditions.com/books/book/?artno=PB155 Theory for Classics: https://www.routledge.com/Theory-for-Classics-A-Students-Guide-1st-Edition/Hitchcock/p/book/9780203932919 DAIS: The Aegean Feast https://www.peeters-leuven.be/detail.php?search_key=9789042924277&series_number_str=29 Follow her on Twitter : https://twitter.com/ashlarblocks To support the channel, become a patron and make history matter! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/the_study_of_antiquity_and_the_middle_ages Donate directly to paypal: https://paypal.me/nickbarksdale Enjoy history merchandise? Check out our affiliate link to spqr emporium! http://spqr-emporium.com?aff=3 *disclaimer, the link above is an affiliate link which means we will earn a generous commission from your magnificent purchase, just another way to help out the channel! join our community! facebook : https://www.facebook.com/thestudyofantiquityandthemiddleages/ twitter: https://twitter.com/nickbarksdale instagram: https://www.instagram.com/study_of_antiquity_middle_ages/ facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/164050034145170/ Video Attributions: Chris Krzentz ~ Cyprus Archaeological Museum in Nicosia, Cyprus (2015) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEIxHrrATDU&t=17s Chris Krzentz ~ Pigadhes : a bronze age sanctuary in Cyprus (Oct 26, 2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUNkiHC4UC0 Bronze Age Map ~ https://www.tabulae-geographicae.de/2017/08/10/full-bronze-age-map/ A very special thank you to Chris above and Cy below. Their footage really brought this history to life. HistoryCy ~ Στην Χοιροκοιτία ~ Choirokoitia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGp_QFLtUaI&t=35s Petronela ~ CYPRUS MUSEUM - Nicosia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8N8v3F42Uw&t=68s Davidsbeenhere ~ Cyprus Museum in Nicosia, Cyprus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruddrIkc9Fk&t=15s Kyriakos Demetriou ~ The Cyprus Museum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGqnt-H_xaM