The Sea Peoples: The Ancient Mystery That Stumped Historians For Centuries — And What Modern Science Finally Revealed About Who They Really Were
This permanent uncertainty is not a reason to despair about the study of ancient history.
It is a reason to be grateful for the evidence that does survive, and careful about what it can and cannot tell us.
A Concluding Thought On Borders And Movement
The Sea Peoples are, in one sense, an ancient story about borders — about who crosses them, why, and what happens when large numbers of people try to cross simultaneously.
The Egyptian records are the perspective of a state defending its borders.
The reliefs at Medinet Habu show military victory: Egypt holds its frontier, the enemy is repulsed.
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