1700–1601 BC12 events6 regions
17th century BC
In the 17th century BC: 12 events across 6 regions, including Oxus civilisation (Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex), Okunev culture, Burial mounds and royal tombs of Early Dilmun.
Events
Western and Central Europe
- First burial in Grave 38 at La Almoloyabetween 1738 and 1534 BC
- Terramare culturec. 1650 BC – c. 1170 BC
Balkans and Anatolia
Middle East and Egypt
- Burial mounds and royal tombs of Early Dilmunc. 2050 BC – c. 1700 BC
- Venus observations of Ammi-Saduqa1646–1626 BC
- Sippar-Amnanum destroyed and abandoned; the archive of Ur-Utuc. 1629 BC
- Hyksos rule in northern Egyptc. 1650 BC – c. 1550 BC
Central and Northern Asia
- Okunev culturebetween 2600 and 2501 BC – between 1700 and 1601 BC
- Oxus civilisation (Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex)c. 2250 BC – c. 1700 BC
Southeast Asia and Oceania
- First Neolithic settlement at Ban Non Watbetween 1700 and 1601 BC
- Man Bac cemeterybetween 1800 and 1500 BC
Latin America
- First offerings at the sacred spring of El Manatíc. 1700 BC – c. 1600 BC
Still going on
Processes that began earlier and continued through this period
- Valdivia culturec. 4400 BC – c. 1600 BC · Latin America
- Ahar–Banas culturec. 3000 BC – c. 1500 BC · South Asia
- Únětice culturec. 2300 BC – c. 1600 BC · Western and Central Europe
- Argaric culture of south-eastern Iberiac. 2200 BC – c. 1550 BC · Western and Central Europe
- Neolithic ashmound on Sannarachamma hill at Sanganakallubetween 1950 and 1900 BC – between 1900 and 1700 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
- Erlitou culturec. 1750 BC – c. 1530 BC · East Asia
- 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
- 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