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title: "Who Were the Sea Peoples?"
description: "Discover the mystery of the Sea Peoples, the enigmatic marauders who helped bring down Bronze Age civilizations across the Mediterranean and Near East."
url: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/article/who-were-the-sea-peoples.md
canonical: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/article/who-were-the-sea-peoples
datePublished: 2026-06-28
dateModified: 2026-06-28
author:
  - name: Simon Whistler
    url: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/author/simon-whistler
publisher: Decoding the Unknown
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type: Article
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summaryUrl: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/article/who-were-the-sea-peoples.md.summary.md
---

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Discover the mystery of the Sea Peoples, the enigmatic marauders who helped bring down Bronze Age civilizations across the Mediterranean and Near East.
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