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3rd millennium BC

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A Rare Cycladic Figure from the 3rd Millennium B.C.

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The Guennol Stargazer — Art From the 3rd Millennium BC

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Sculptors of the Cyclades Individual and Tradition in the Third Millennium B C

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YYVVESS - Human Head Urn, c 3rd millennium BC

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YYVVESS - Human Head Urn, c. 3rd millennium BCE

The 3rd millennium BC spanned the years 3000 through 2001 BC. This period of time corresponds to the Early to Middle Bronze Age, in which imperialism, or the desire to conquer, grew to prominence in the city-states of the Middle East and throughout Eurasia. The civilization of Ancient Egypt rose to a peak with the Old Kingdom. World population is estimated to have doubled in the course of the millennium, to some 30 million people.
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