The 28th century BC was a
century
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A centennial or ...
that lasted from the year 2800 BC to 2701 BC.
Events
*c.
2800 BC
The 28th century BC was a century that lasted from the year 2800 BC to 2701 BC.
Events
*c. 2800 BC – 2700 BC: Seated Harp Player, from Keros, Cyclades, is made. It is now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
*2775 BC – 2650 BC: Secon ...
–
2700 BC
The 27th century BC was a century that lasted from the year 2700 BC to 2601 BC.
Events
*c. 2750–2600 BC: Early Dynastic II Period in Mesopotamia.
*c. 2700 BC: The beginning of statuary in Egypt, with shale and limestone statues of Khasekhemwy ...
: Seated Harp Player, from
Keros,
Cyclades, is made. It is now at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York
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*2775 BC –
2650 BC
The 27th century BC was a century that lasted from the year 2700 BC to 2601 BC.
Events
*c. 2750–2600 BC: Early Dynastic II Period in Mesopotamia.
*c. 2700 BC: The beginning of statuary in Egypt, with shale and limestone statues of Khasekhemwy ...
: Second Dynasty wars in
Ancient Egypt.
* c. 2750 BC: Estimated ending of the
Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the region of modern-day
Romania,
Moldova, and southwestern
Ukraine.
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2650 BC, 2650 BC: End of the Early Dynastic I Period, and the beginning of the Early Dynastic II Period in
Mesopotamia.
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
* The city of
Tyre is founded in
2750 BC
The 28th century BC was a century that lasted from the year 2800 BC to 2701 BC.
Events
*c. 2800 BC – 2700 BC: Seated Harp Player, from Keros, Cyclades, is made. It is now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
*2775 BC – 2650 BC: Second ...
(according to
Herodotus).
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