#1600 bc

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Carnelian necklace from Rhodes, 1600 - 1100 BC

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Broze age hoard from Trassem, Germany found hidden among some rocks.

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Fresco of Dolphins, c.1600 BCE Knossos, Crete

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The Edwin Smith surgical papyrus, c. 16th century BC The Edwin Smith papyrus, the world's oldest surviving surgical document. Written in hieratic script in ancient Egypt around 1600 B.C., the text describes anatomical observations and the examination, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of 48 types of medical problems in exquisite detail. Plate 6 and 7 of the papyrus, pictured here, discuss facial trauma.