{"product_id":"bronze-age-candle","title":"Bronze Age Candle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNothing sets the mood quite like the sudden collapse of civilization.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTravel back to around \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1200 BCE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, when cities burned, kingdoms disappeared, trade networks unraveled, and several of the great civilizations of the Eastern Mediterranean entered a remarkably bad few decades.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLate Bronze Age Collapse Scented Candle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e recreates the doomed port city of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUgarit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, complete with city walls, shoreline, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eseven tiny ships approaching from the sea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Light the wick and watch the ancient city slowly disappear as the wax melts—allowing you to preside over your very own miniature Bronze Age catastrophe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy seven ships? One surviving letter from Ugarit famously warns that enemy ships had arrived and were causing destruction while the kingdom’s forces were elsewhere. Ugarit itself was destroyed around the beginning of the 12th century BCE and never rebuilt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat caused the wider Bronze Age collapse? Historians and archaeologists have debated everything from warfare and the mysterious \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSea Peoples\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to drought, famine, earthquakes, political instability, and the breakdown of international trade. Most modern explanations point toward several interconnected causes rather than one single culprit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFortunately, this version smells considerably better.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFragrance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Cedar \u0026amp; Smoke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesign:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sculpted ancient city, coastline \u0026amp; seven approaching ships\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerfect for:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e History lovers, archaeology buffs, ancient-world enthusiasts, teachers, professors, and anyone who has ever gotten a little too excited talking about the Sea Peoples\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🔥 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLight it. Watch Ugarit fall. Debate what caused it for the next 3,000 years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JD and Kate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53119308759357,"sku":null,"price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/5760\/7997\/files\/7F1385D9-195B-4D23-AEB2-30CA387DB7BB.jpg?v=1790004547","url":"https:\/\/trhistorical.com\/products\/bronze-age-candle","provider":"TR Historical","version":"1.0","type":"link"}