2300–2201 BC3 events3 regions
23rd century BC
In the 23rd century BC: 3 events across 3 regions, including Oxus civilisation (Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex), Shimao: the stone-walled city of the Shimao culture, Únětice culture.
Events
Western and Central Europe
- Únětice culturec. 2300 BC – c. 1600 BC
Central and Northern Asia
- Oxus civilisation (Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex)c. 2250 BC – c. 1700 BC
East Asia
- Shimao: the stone-walled city of the Shimao culturec. 2300 BC – c. 1800 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
- Hạ Long culturec. 2550 BC – c. 1050 BC · Southeast Asia and Oceania
- Saqqaq culturec. 2500 BC – c. 800 BC · North America