Uncontacted contemporaries · 473 overlapping years

Egyptian New Kingdom Elamite Civilization

For 473 years — from 1,550 BCE to 1,077 BCE — both civilizations existed simultaneously. Neither this dataset nor the historical record shows any documented trade, war, or diplomatic contact between them.

2,700 BCE 539 BCE

Egyptian New Kingdom

1,550 BCE–1,077 BCE

Elamite Civilization

2,700 BCE–539 BCE

↑ Overlap begins, 1,550 BCE

Egyptian New Kingdom

Nile Valley and Levant

Egypt's wealthiest and most militarily expansive era, including the reigns of Hatshepsut and Ramesses II.

Elamite Civilization

Southwestern Iran

A persistent Near Eastern power whose political and cultural identity endured for over two millennia alongside Mesopotamia's empires.

Traits both developed independently

With no documented contact, any shared trait below represents independent development rather than transmission from one to the other.

Monumental architecture Bronze metallurgy Irrigation agriculture Standing army Long-distance trade Urban planning

Egyptian New Kingdom only

Astronomical record-keeping
Seafaring

Elamite Civilization only

Iron metallurgy