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Event archaeological Middle East

Behistun Inscription

520 BCE

Massive multilingual rock relief in Iran that was key to deciphering cuneiform script — the 'Rosetta Stone of Mesopotamia.'

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Standing in 520 BCE

Records whose own span was running in this exact year.

Egypt Polity · Middle East 3000 BCE – 2026 CE Maya chiefdoms and states Polity · Americas 2000 BCE – 1521 CE Chorrera Polity · Americas 1500 BCE – 100 BCE Lapita Expansion (Western Polynesia) Trade route · Oceania 1500 BCE – 500 BCE Thimlich Ohinga Landmark · Africa 1400 BCE – 1900 CE Ha'amonga 'a Maui Landmark · Americas 1200 BCE – still standing

Around the same time

The nearest dated moments on either side.

528 BCE Bodh Gaya (Mahabodhi Temple) 528 BCE Sarnath 525 BCE Persian Conquest of Egypt 515 BCE Persepolis 509 BCE Roman–Etruscan Wars 500 BCE Bukhara