Year 1900 bce

Archaeology

The Minoan civilization on Crete begins to be powerful. Large palaces are built at Knossos, Phaestos, Malia, and Zakros. See also 6000 bce Archaeology.

A mud-brick arch built by Canaanites in what later became the Philistine city of Ashkelon (Israel) is the oldest true load-bearing arch known. The ruins of the arch will be discovered in 1992 ce. See also 2800 bce Construction.