Standard of Ur
c. 2500 BC · Resource
A Sumerian box inlaid with shell and lapis lazuli mosaics showing scenes of war and peace, from the Royal Cemetery at Ur. A vivid picture of early Mesopotamian society and warfare.
On these timelines: British Museum, Resources: Combined
Around 2500 BCE
- Great Pyramid of Giza (2560 BCE)
- Stonehenge (2500 BCE)
- Old Kingdom of Egypt (2686 BCE)
- Mohenjo-daro at its peak (2500 BCE)
- Indus Valley Civilization at peak (2500 BCE)
- Akkadian Empire under Sargon (2334 BCE)
- Sargon of Akkad (2334 BCE)
- Caral civilisation in Peru (2600 BCE)
- First Dynasty of Ur (2600 BCE)
- Stonehenge sarsen circle erected (2500 BCE)