1800 BCE

1800 BC: Beginning of the Indo-Aryan migration. 1800 BC – 1700 BC: Decline of the Indus Valley Civilisation. 1800 BC: Beginning of the Nordic Bronze Age in the period system devised by Oscar Montelius.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • 1800 BC – 1300 BC: Troy VI flourishes.source

Exploration & Expansion

  • 1800 BC: Beginning of the Indo-Aryan migrationsource
  • c. 1800 BC: Sedentary Mayan communities in Mesoamericasource
  • c. 1800 BC: Hyksos start to settle in the Nile Delta. They had the capital at Avaris in northeastern Nile Delta.source
  • 1800 BC: Adichanallur urn-burial site in Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu. In 2004, a number of skeletons dating from around 3,800 years ago.source

Science & Discovery

  • 1800 BC: Beginning of the Nordic Bronze Age in the period system devised by Oscar Montelius.source

Climate & Environment

  • 1800 BC – 1700 BC: Decline of the Indus Valley Civilisationsource