16th millennium BC

Millennia:	17th millennium BC; 16th millennium BC; 15th millennium BC;
Centuries:	160th century BC; 159th century BC; 158th century BC; 157th century BC; 156th century BC; 155th century BC; 154th century BC; 153rd century BC; 152nd century BC; 151st century BC;

The 16th millennium BC spanned the years 16,000 BC to 15,001 BC. This millennium is during the Upper Paleolithic period. It is impossible to precisely date events that happened during this millennium, and all dates associated with this millennium are estimates mostly based on geological analysis, anthropological analysis, and radiometric dating.

Inventions, discoveries, innovations

Partially worked Magdalenian stone

Aurochs in bas-relief at the Fourneau du Diable

Europe - Magdalenian Stone carving technique in Western Europe - (until ca. 10,000 BC, later followed by the Azilians) - Characterised by the carving of blades and, in the intermediate stages, of small artefacts ("microliths"). Ivory and bone work with elaborate decorations is widespread and necklaces are made from carnivore teeth. This period also saw the flourishing of cave painting.

Geology

The Fourneau du Diable is created.

Climate

The penultimate advance of the Scandinavian Ice Sheet (Pomeranian phase) ends around 15000 BC.

Millennia:	17th millennium BC 16th millennium BC 15th millennium BC
Centuries:	160th century BC 159th century BC 158th century BC 157th century BC 156th century BC 155th century BC 154th century BC 153rd century BC 152nd century BC 151st century BC