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Event archaeological Middle East

Saqqara

2700 BCE

Egypt's oldest royal necropolis, home to the Step Pyramid of Djoser — the world's first monumental stone building.

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Standing in 2700 BCE

Records whose own span was running in this exact year.

Egypt Polity · Middle East 3000 BCE – 2026 CE Dravidians Polity · South Asia 3000 BCE – 700 BCE Austronesians Polity · Oceania 3000 BCE – 400 BCE Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Great Barrier Reef Landmark · Oceania 3000 BCE – still standing Plitvice Lakes Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing

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2750 BCE Tyre