1900–1801 BC18 events9 regions
19th century BC
In the 19th century BC: 18 events across 9 regions, including First palaces of Minoan Crete, Late Harappan transformation of the Indus cities, Seima-Turbino phenomenon.
Events
Western and Central Europe
Eastern Europe
- Seima-Turbino phenomenonc. 2200 BC – c. 1900 BC
- Abashevo culturec. 2200 BC – c. 1850 BC
- Srubnaya (Timber-grave) culturec. 1900 BC – c. 1200 BC
Balkans and Anatolia
- First palaces of Minoan Cretec. 1900 BC – c. 1750 BC
Middle East and Egypt
- Senusret II founds the pyramid town at Lahunbetween 1880 and 1874 BC
- The Aamu of Shu in the tomb of Khnumhotep II at Beni Hasanc. 1875 BC
- Shamshi-Adad I takes Assurc. 1808 BC
- Amenemhat IV's year-8 expedition to Punt from Wadi Gawasisc. 1801 BC
Africa
- Execration deposit at Mirgissac. between 2000 and 1800 BC
- Senusret III fixes Egypt's southern boundary at Semnac. 1860 BC
- The Semna Despatches1853 BC (?)
Central and Northern Asia
- Earliest dated burials at the Xiaohe cemetery in the Tarim Basinbetween 1884 and 1736 BC
South Asia
- Cart burials at Sanaulibetween 2000 and 1800 BC
- Late Harappan transformation of the Indus citiesc. 1900 BC – c. 1300 BC
- Cemetery H culturec. 1900 BC – c. 1300 BC
East Asia
- Siba culturebetween 1900 and 1801 BC – between 1500 and 1401 BC
North America
- Native crop complex at Rivertonc. 1850 BC
Still going on
Processes that began earlier and continued through this period
- Valdivia culturec. 4400 BC – c. 1600 BC · Latin America
- Caral–Supe (Norte Chico) civilizationc. 3000 BC – c. 1800 BC · Latin America
- Ahar–Banas culturec. 3000 BC – c. 1500 BC · South Asia
- Okunev culturebetween 2600 and 2501 BC – between 1700 and 1601 BC · Central and Northern Asia
- Shimao: the stone-walled city of the Shimao culturec. 2300 BC – c. 1800 BC · East Asia
- Oxus civilisation (Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex)c. 2250 BC – c. 1700 BC · Central and Northern Asia
- Únětice culturec. 2300 BC – c. 1600 BC · Western and Central Europe
- Sintashta culturec. 2040 BC – c. 1730 BC · Central and Northern Asia
- Argaric culture of south-eastern Iberiac. 2200 BC – c. 1550 BC · Western and Central Europe
- Burial mounds and royal tombs of Early Dilmunc. 2050 BC – c. 1700 BC · Middle East and Egypt
- Neolithic ashmound on Sannarachamma hill at Sanganakallubetween 1950 and 1900 BC – between 1900 and 1700 BC · South Asia
- Old Assyrian merchant colony at Kaneshc. 1950 BC – c. 1730 BC · Balkans and Anatolia
- 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
- Lower Xiajiadian culturec. 2000 BC – c. 1300 BC · East Asia
- Saqqaq culturec. 2500 BC – c. 800 BC · North America
- Andronovo cultural communityc. 2000 BC – c. 1150 BC · Central and Northern Asia
- Tichitt tradition of the Mauritanian escarpmentsc. 2000 BC – c. 400 BC · Africa