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New scientific theories have appeared on a joint of archeology and natural sciences; further development has received the title “Theory of Catastrophes”. It is probably necessary to reevaluate the origin and cultural values of apocalypses religions and traditions of catastrophes in ancient mythology and rituals. The Bronze Age marked emergence of new cultures. Some of them were so peculiar that archeologists cannot speak either about evolution, or about a smooth development of one culture into another. Their emergence could indeed be forced by some extraordinary phenomena that can be explained by the “theory of catastrophes”.

Information about author:

Svetlana Ivanova (Odessa, Ukraine). Doctor of Historical Sciences. Institute of Archaeology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Pushkinskaia St., 37, Odessa, 65101, Ukraine
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