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Event archaeological Europe

Lion Gate of Hattusa

1400 BCE

Monumental gateway flanked by stone lions at the Hittite imperial capital in the rugged highlands of central Turkey.

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Standing in 1400 BCE

Records whose own span was running in this exact year.

Egypt Polity · Middle East 3000 BCE – 2026 CE Greek city-states Polity · Europe 1500 BCE – 300 BCE Saami Polity · Europe 1500 BCE – 700 CE Plitvice Lakes Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing Giant's Causeway Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing Danube Delta Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing

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1470 BCE Temple of Hatshepsut 1457 BCE Campaigns of Thutmose III 1400 BCE Temple of Luxor 1400 BCE Mount Nebo 1400 BCE Thimlich Ohinga