XVIe front century J. - C.

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Events

the Indo-European people reach the the Rhine and meet other invaders come from the Iberian peninsula.
Decline of the civilization of the Armorican tumulus and change of the civilization of the Wessex. In the North-West of British Isles develops a tradition of funeral urns and incineration. It is spread later in the western south of the England, in Belgium, with the Netherlands then in the north of the France and in Brittany (-1200).

Culture of the Talayots in the Balearic Islands (- 1600, -800), of the Torres (- 1600, -1000) in Corsica and of the Nouraghes (- 1600, -500) in Sardinia. In fact strengthened turns of guet, with the role with the faith defensive and religious dominate the villages surrounded by cyclopean walls. The Sardinian and the Corsican would have perhaps belonged to the people of the sea pushed back in Egypt by Ramsès III towards -1190 (Shardana). But it is more probable than Shardana colonized the island after the invasions of -1200.

the Pharaons of XVIIe and XVIIIe dynasties, manage to expel the Hyksos of Egypt (Années -1550).

Invasion of the town of Ebla in Syria and abandonment of the site by the inhabitants.
Final Bronze in Mésopotamie (- XVIe at the 10th century).
obscure Centuries (- XVIe and - XVe) in Anatolia and Mésopotamie following the invasions. If the sources are rare, the period of domination Kassite seems to be one time of political stability and economic.

Significant characters

Of great quantities of gold lunules is exported of Ireland towards the Great Britain, testifying to a lunar worship.
the funerary and religious rites of the Mediterranean islands evolve/move far from the continental currents and remain influenced by the Neolithic religion (persistence of the megalithism).
In the Balearic Islands, the navetas, talayotic burials built approximately apparatus have the pace of reversed ship hulls, the taulas are enormous rectangular pillars being able to reach 4 m in height and 2,7 m broad on which put back a horizontal table. Their role, certainly pertaining to worship is not given.
Nouraghique civilization of Sardinia produces large stone statues in round bump and sculptures bronzes some (lost wax) appearing of the characters of the company Sarde (Warlike capped helmets with horns, shepherds, important character…).

has Nuzi, discovered few 4000 documents dating from the period Mitanni enne (XVIe-14th century): contracts, list of corvéables and recipients coming from the administration of the palate.

Version Akkadien of the account of the Flood.
the scribes of Nippur, whose sanctuary acts as intellectual center, begin with Recent Bronze a work of great width: classification, comparison enters the various versions of the literary texts, developed of texts and edition of guns. The concern of the reference to a single and permanent model marks the period. Works of reference are diffused great centers mésopotamiens to be used for the formation of the priests and well-read men of all Middle East.

Invention of the Glass in Syria, which requires higher temperatures with 1000°. At the beginning, on the basis of a glass block, one gives him the form wished using the traditional techniques of size and polishing. Soon qualities of spinning are used. Blowing and moulding will appear only at the end of thousand-year-old Ier.

Invention of the technique of the glaze in Mésopotamie: one plunges the ceramics already cooked in a crucible containing a mixture of lime, silica and soda in fusion, then one carries out a new cooking of the object. The metal oxidant addition makes it possible to vary the colors. Ceramics obtained is more impermeable and the decorations can vary ad infinitum. By applying this glaze to a beforehand moulded brick, one can raise “whole enamelled” brick frontages.

Astronomy: with 16th century, Babylonians, which practices a divination which rests on the stars, are able to envisage the various aspects of the planet Venus on a score of years by taking account of its heliacal rising and its couchers. At the end of the millenium, they will be able to envisage the revolutions of the the Moon and principal planets (Venus, Jupiter, Mercure, Mars and Saturn), as well as the eclipses of Sun and the moon.

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