Eric H Cline

Eric H Cline

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Archaeologist, ancient historian, author of 1177 BC, After 1177 BC, Three Stones Make a Wall, and other books https://cnelc.columbian.gwu.edu/eric-h-cline

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Eric H Cline
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Lecturing about the first Olympics, among other topics, in the Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations class today. Also doing Göbekli Tepe and Catalhöyük in the Intro to Archaeology class, but I don’t have a tie for either of those topics…

Eric H Cline
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Very nearly a disaster this morning – I almost forgot to wear this tie! Many of you out there already know what this means in terms of my teaching schedule each semester…

Eric H Cline
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Teaching about the Mycenaeans in class today (hence the lapel pin with the “Agamemnon” mask) plus giving a free online lecture on “Homer, Hollywood, and Historical Context” for the AIA at 8:00 pm EST tonight (hence the “Trojan War” tie). 1/2

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Registration is still open and a recording will be made for those who want to watch it later: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

us02web.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a webinar: September AAH with Eric Cline: Homer, Hollywood, and Historical Context. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.Join the AIA as Eric Cline (George Washington University) presents the first AIA Archaeology Hour talk of the 2026-2027 season: "Homer, Hollywood, and Historical Context: Comments scribbled in a Bronz...
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Class today is on Heinrich Schliemann at Troy. This is the closest I can get to a tie with something close to the Trojan War on it. You’d think there would be a lot available by now, but no…

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I think that this is one of the best, and most interesting, reviews of the Odyssey that I've seen (and not just because I'm mentioned...): en.vijesti.me/news-b/cultu...

en.vijesti.meThe Politics of Nolan's Odyssey: The Angel of History Looks at TroyThe craft is destructive: the barbarians did not come from outside, but were produced by civilization itself. The people whom the poets will turn into heroes simultaneously become the destroyers of their own ...
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Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has sparked a resurgence of interest in the Sea Peoples. But who were they and should they be blamed for the fall of the Bronze Age? Read the newest ANE Today article by Eric Cline here: anetoday.org/sea-peoples-... #Odyssey #SeaPeople #BronzeAge

anetoday.orgWho Were the Sea Peoples? And Did They Bring About the End of the Bronze Age? | The Ancient Near East TodayChristopher Nolan’s Odyssey has sparked a resurgence of interest in the Sea Peoples. But who were they and should they be blamed for the fall of the Bronze Age?
Eric H Cline
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First day of classes for the Fall 2026 semester. Wearing one of my lamassu ties and a lapel pin featuring the mask of Agamemnon. Teaching Intro to Archaeology with 100 students as well as a class on Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations just for freshmen, with 75 students.

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Just finished a long live radio interview via Zoom on ABC Australia's Nightlife with Greta Jackson, talking about the Sea Peoples and the Late Bronze Age Collapse...hope some of you were able to catch it! :-)

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Just saw this — a forthcoming RTS game on the Late Bronze Age Collapse (and, no, I was not a consultant; this is the first that I’ve heard about it). Has anyone played the free demo on Steam? www.techtimes.com/articles/325...

techtimes.comTFC2 Launches Into Steam Early Access: Survive the Bronze Age CollapseBronze Age collapse game TFC2: The Fertile Crescent 2 entered Steam Early Access on August 18, 2026, developed by Wield Interactive and published by MicroProse, as a survival RTS where food management...
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New looooong podcast interview (more of a conversation, actually) now available on DemystifySci; not just about the LBA Collapse and the aftermath, but wide-ranging. Spotify: spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/8bGhonmcs4b Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... Youtube: youtu.be/eYgtv_McmW4

spotifycreators-web.app.linkEight Empires Vanished in 1177 BC. Nobody Knows Why – Dr. Eric Cline, DemystifySci +429 by The DemystifySci PodcastEight empires stretched from Greece to Mesopotamia, trading tin and copper and olive oil and letters written in a language nobody spoke at home, and then within a single human lifetime they were gone,...
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Doing the Assyrian and Babylonian Amarna Letters in class today. This is as close as I can get, in terms of a themed tie. Related good news— PUP told me yesterday that Love, War, and Diplomacy will be translated into both Spanish and German, in addition to Czech.

Eric H Cline
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Finally enroute into school, after a week of teaching online. Today is Old Kingdom Egypt and the introduction of hieroglyphs, hence the tie for the occasion.

Eric H Cline
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Discussing the Sumerians today in my History of the Ancient Near East and Egypt class, so it was obviously time for the Standard of Ur tie. However, teaching virtually via Zoom because of the snowstorm, so no jacket, but headphones instead…

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Looking forward to hearing Steve Tuck here at GW next week...Those who cannot make it in person can attend via Zoom; register by scanning the QR code on the poster.

Eric H Cline
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Giving a lecture locally tonight, as a favor to a friend. Time for my favorite Egyptian tie. Then home to watch the end of the Oregon – Indiana football game. Don’t nobody tell me who wins before I have a chance to watch it!