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3500 BCE: Gavrinis monument with labyrinthine motif constructed in Brittany.
3200 BCE: Newgrange constructed in Ireland with labyrinthine swirl designs.
2600 BCE - 1100 BCE: The Minoan Period on Crete; Labyrinth of Knossos constructed during latter part.
1860 BCE - 1815 BCE: Reign of Amenemhet III in Egypt; Labyrinth at Hawara constructed.
1500 BCE: Rigveda texts with labyrinthine structure created in India.
580 BCE: Tomb of Etruscan King Lars Porsena labyrinth constructed in Italy.
500 BCE: Labyrinths of the Island of Bolshoi Zayatsky constructed in Russia.