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2026-10-13 issue

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The World at the Brink: A Bronze Age Collapse Atlas

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An interactive map and chronology guide readers through the Bronze Age Collapse, from early trade networks to the long recovery.

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Readers exploring ancient history through maps
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The map marks destroyed centers as readers progress, and its locations are explicitly approximate with no ancient borders shown.

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The chronology begins well before the collapse, with a step on Assyrian merchants at Kanesh and the tin trade, then proceeds through named periods including the Club of Great Kings, the Stressors, the Fall, and the Long Recovery. Readers can advance with page controls or arrow keys; the map notes that locations are approximate and that ancient borders are not shown. The page also includes an audio teaser and links to the book.

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