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Landmark Middle East archaeological

Ur

3800 BCE – still standing

Ancient Sumerian city-state, birthplace of Abraham

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Elsewhere in Middle East at the time

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Landmark · Middle East

Great Pyramid of Giza

2560 BCE – still standing

Polity · Middle East

Iran

Founded 1920 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Conflict · Middle East

Eritrean–Ethiopian War

1998 CE – 2000 CE

Trade route · Middle East

Nile River Trade

3000 BCE – 30 BCE

Landmark · Middle East

Petra

300 BCE – still standing

Polity · Middle East

Meroe

Attested 500 BCE – 400 CE

Conflict · Middle East

2026 Iran War

2026 CE

Trade route · Middle East

Mesopotamian Trade Network

3000 BCE – 500 BCE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 3800 BCE and 2026 CE.

3200 BCE Ancient Thebes 3100 BCE Unification of Egypt 3100 BCE Early Sumerian City-State Wars 3100 BCE Memphis 3000 BCE Byblos

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Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Tibet Polity · South Asia 1000 CE – 1960 CE Harappan Maritime Trade (Indus–Mesopotamia) Trade route · South Asia 2600 BCE – 1900 BCE Sargon of Akkad Figure · Mesopotamia 2334 BCE – 2279 BCE World War I Conflict · Europe 1914 CE – 1918 CE Great Barrier Reef Landmark · Oceania 3000 BCE – still standing
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