1200–1101 BC17 events9 regions
12th century BC
In the 12th century BC: 17 events across 9 regions, including Andronovo cultural community, Composition of the Rigvedic hymns, End of the Hittite kingdom and abandonment of Hattusa.
Events
Western and Central Europe
- Terramare culturec. 1650 BC – c. 1170 BC
- Proto-Villanovan culturec. 1175 BC – c. 960 BC
Eastern Europe
- Srubnaya (Timber-grave) culturec. 1900 BC – c. 1200 BC
- Bilozerka culturec. 1200 BC – c. 900 BC
- Koban culture of the Caucasusc. 1200 BC – c. 350 BC
Balkans and Anatolia
- Destruction of the palace of Pylosc. 1200 BC
- End of the Hittite kingdom and abandonment of Hattusac. 1200 BC – c. 1180 BC
Middle East and Egypt
- Strike of the tomb-builders of Deir el-Medinabetween 1159 and 1158 BC
Central and Northern Asia
- Andronovo cultural communityc. 2000 BC – c. 1150 BC
- Deer stones and khirigsuurs of Mongoliac. 1200 BC – c. 700 BC
South Asia
- Composition of the Rigvedic hymnsc. 1500 BC – c. 1200 BC
- The Kuru realm and the collection of the Vedasc. 1200 BC – c. 900 BC
- Painted Grey Ware culturec. 1200 BC – between 600 and 500 BC
East Asia
- Sacrificial pits of Sanxingduibetween 1201 and 1012 BC
- Jinsha, centre of ancient Shuc. 1200 BC – between 800 and 650 BC
North America
- Irrigation canals of Las Capasc. 1200 BC – c. 800 BC
Latin America
- Wairajirca pottery of the Huánuco basinc. 1750 BC – c. 1150 BC
Still going on
Processes that began earlier and continued through this period
- Hạ Long culturec. 2550 BC – c. 1050 BC · Southeast Asia and Oceania
- Saqqaq culturec. 2500 BC – c. 800 BC · North America
- Tichitt tradition of the Mauritanian escarpmentsc. 2000 BC – c. 400 BC · Africa
- Early Mumun farming villages in Koreac. 1500 BC – c. 850 BC · East Asia
- Shang oracle-bone inscriptionsc. 1250 BC – c. 1050 BC · East Asia
- Karasuk culturec. 1500 BC – c. 800 BC · Central and Northern Asia
- Yinxu, the late Shang capital at Anyangc. 1250 BC – 1046 BC (?) · East Asia
- Gandhara grave culture of Swatc. 1400 BC – c. 800 BC · South Asia
- Lapita cultural complexc. 1600 BC – c. 500 BC · Southeast Asia and Oceania
- Gajiganna culture of the Lake Chad plainsc. 1800 BC – between 500 and 1 BC · Africa
- Urnfield culturec. 1300 BC – c. 750 BC · Western and Central Europe
- Chorrera culture of Ecuadorc. 1300 BC – c. 300 BC · Latin America
- Nok culturec. 1500 BC – c. 1 BC · Africa
- Temple centre of Chavín de Huántarbetween 1200 and 900 BC – between 500 and 250 BC · Latin America