16th century BC

In the 16th century BC: 17 events across 7 regions, including Erlitou culture, The Nebra sky disc is buried on the Mittelberg, Mursili I sacks Babylon.

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Processes that began earlier and continued through this period

• Ahar–Banas culturec. 3000 BC – c. 1500 BC · South Asia
• Hạ Long culturec. 2550 BC – c. 1050 BC · Southeast Asia and Oceania
• Urn cemeteries of the copper-smelting communities of eastern Serbiac. 2000 BC – c. 1500 BC · Balkans and Anatolia
• Vatya culturec. 2000 BC – c. 1500 BC · Western and Central Europe
• Ochre Coloured Pottery culture and the Copper Hoardsc. 2000 BC – c. 1500 BC · South Asia
• Siba culturebetween 1900 and 1801 BC – between 1500 and 1401 BC · East Asia
• Lower Xiajiadian culturec. 2000 BC – c. 1300 BC · East Asia
• Saqqaq culturec. 2500 BC – c. 800 BC · North America
• Classic Kerma — the height of the Nubian kingdomc. 1750 BC – c. 1480 BC · Africa
• Phùng Nguyên culturec. 1800 BC – c. 1400 BC · Southeast Asia and Oceania
• Late Harappan transformation of the Indus citiesc. 1900 BC – c. 1300 BC · South Asia
• Cemetery H culturec. 1900 BC – c. 1300 BC · South Asia
• Andronovo cultural communityc. 2000 BC – c. 1150 BC · Central and Northern Asia
• Srubnaya (Timber-grave) culturec. 1900 BC – c. 1200 BC · Eastern Europe
• Poverty Point culturec. 1730 BC – c. 1350 BC · North America
• Wairajirca pottery of the Huánuco basinc. 1750 BC – c. 1150 BC · Latin America
• Terramare culturec. 1650 BC – c. 1170 BC · Western and Central Europe
• Tichitt tradition of the Mauritanian escarpmentsc. 2000 BC – c. 400 BC · Africa
• Gajiganna culture of the Lake Chad plainsc. 1800 BC – between 500 and 1 BC · Africa

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