This paper examines biases in “Sea Peoples” research, questioning traditional conclusions and associations with biblical narratives. It challenges assumptions about the “Sea People” migration, material culture, and timeline by reexamining the use of the term “cut off” regarding the Sea Peoples’ situation, historical intricacies surrounding the fall of the Hittite Empire, the date of Ramesses III’s confrontation with the “Sea Peoples” in light of the recent translation of the Amara West Stele by L. Popko, Philistines’ settlement in Palestine during that king’s reign, and the relationship between Philistines and the Late Helladic IIIC 1b pottery.
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