Ancient Civilizations
Olmec long‑distance exchange networks across Mesoamerica (c. 1400–400 BCE)
1000 - 9000
Olmec influence on Gulf Coast, Highland, and Pacific cultures (interaction sphere, c. 1200–400 BCE)
400 - 1200
Olmec colossal heads: production, placement, and later discovery (c. 1200–400 BCE)
400 - 1958
Olmec ceramic traditions and pottery sequence (c. 1600–400 BCE)
1750 BCE - 400 BCE
Old Babylonian Dynasty (Amorite Kings) of Babylon (c. 1894–1595 BCE)
1894 BCE - 1595 BCE
Old Akkadian Legal Texts and Contractual Practice (c. 2350–2150 BCE)
2334 BCE - 2150 BCE
Old Akkadian Administration and Economic Records (c. 2350–2150 BCE)
2154 - 2334
Nyuserre Ini: reign, building projects, and administrative reforms (c. 2445–2421 BCE)
2445 BCE - 2421 BCE
Neo-Babylonian (Chaldean) Empire (c. 626–539 BCE)
626 BCE - 539 BCE
Nebuchadnezzar II: Building Programs, Campaigns, and Court (605–562 BCE)
605 BCE - 6051
Naram-Sin of Akkad: Reign, Campaigns, and Deification (c. 2254–2218 BCE)
2000 - 2254
Mozi and the Mohist movement in the Eastern Zhou (c.470–4th century BCE)
475 BCE - 100 BCE