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Hegemony of Duke Huan of Qi and the interstate order (c.685–643 BCE)

685 BCE - 643 BCE

Harappan Religious Motifs: Figurines, Pashupati Iconography and Animal Symbols (c. 2600–1900 BCE)

2600 BCE - 1900 BCE

Harappan Metallurgy: Copper, Bronze and Alloying Practices (c. 3300–1500 BCE)

4000 BCE - 1700 BCE

Harappa: Archaeological Sequence and Civic Planning (c. 3300–1900 BCE)

3300 BCE - 1998

Hammurabi's Reign and Military Campaigns (c. 1792–1750 BCE)

1792 BCE - 1750 BCE

Funerary practices and major Shang tombs (c. 1300–1046 BCE)

1299 BCE - 2022

Fourth Dynasty royal administration and the rise of pyramid towns (c. 2613–2494 BCE)

2613 BCE - 2494 BCE

Founding of the 12th Dynasty under Amenemhat I (reign c. 1991–1962 BCE)

1992 BCE - 1950 BCE

Foundation and Archaeology of Agade (Akkad) (c. 24th–22nd centuries BCE)

1800 - 2334

Formation and early expansion of the Shang state (c. 1600–1300 BCE)

1630 BCE - 1300 BCE

Fishing, marine resource exploitation, and coastal trade in Norte Chico (c. 3500–1800 BCE)

1800 - 3650

Fifth Dynasty sun temples and the institutionalization of the solar cult (c. 2494–2345 BCE)

2494 BCE - 2025

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