2492 BC

Events c. 2900 BC–2334 BC — Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period.c. 2500 BC — Scribal schools flourish throughout Sumer.c. 2500 BC — Cylinder seal from Sumer and its impression are made. It is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.c. 2500 BC — Excavation and development of the Hypogeum of Ħal-Saflieni at Paola, Malta, a subterranean templex complex subsequently used as a necropolis.c. 2500 BC — Valley Temple of Khafra, Giza, is built.c. 2500 BC - People in Peru relies on fish and mussels for food.c. 2494 BC — End of Fourth Dynasty, start of Fifth Dynasty in Egypt. The Pyramids begin construction.c. 2494 BC – 2345 BC: "Sculptors at work", relief from Saqqara, Fifth Dynasty. It is now at Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt.c. 2494 BC – 2345 BC: "Seated Scribe" from tomb of vizier Kai, Saqqara, sculpture, Fifth dynasty of Egypt is made. It is now in Musée du Louvre, Paris.2492 BC — Traditional date for the legendary foundation of the Armenian nation (see Haik).c. 2450 BC — End of the Early Dynastic IIIa Period and beginning of the Early Dynastic IIIb Period in Sumer.c. 2450 BC — Kish is lost to Khamazi tribesmen of the Kurdistan mountains; Elamites from Awan occupy parts of Sumer. (Roux 1980)c. 2410 BC — By this time, kings in Sumer have ceased to be automatically high priests of the city deity. (Roux 1980) Semitic infiltration and conquest of Mesopotamia begins. (1968 RD Almanac)Megalithic culture comes to Ireland from Spain, spreading also through Europe and the western Mediterranean. (1968 RD Almanac)Celts begin invading Europe from the east. (1968 RD Almanac)Earliest signs of Battle Axe Culture from the Caucasus. (Encyc. Americana)Southeastern Spain is settled from the Mediterranean, by people using Predynastic Egyptian-style pottery. (Encyc. Americana)Italy begins to be settled by Illyrians and others. (1968 RD Almanac)Amorites and Canaanites occupy Syria and Lebanon. (Encyc. Americana)
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