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Centuries: 17th century BC - 16th century BC - 15th century BC Decades: 1550s BC 1540s BC 1530s BC 1520s BC 1510s BC - 1500s BC - 1490s BC 1480s BC 1470s BC 1460s BC 1450s BC Events and Trends Stonehenge built in Wiltshire, England The element Mercury has been discovered in Egyptian tombs dating from this decade Settlers from Crete, Greece move to Miletus, Turkey Start of the Mayan civilisation spread over Belize The Phoenicians develop an alphabet - see Timeline of communication technology Egypt conquers Nubia and the Levant (1504 BC - 1492 BC) Significant People
Decades: 1550s BC 1540s BC 1530s BC 1520s BC 1510s BC - 1500s BC - 1490s BC 1480s BC 1470s BC 1460s BC 1450s BC
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