17th century BC

The 17th century BC was the century that lasted from 1700 BC to 1601 BC.

See: List of sovereign states in the 17th century BC.

Nebra sky disk , central Europe 1600 BC. The inlaid gold depicted the crescent moon and the Pleiades star cluster in a specific arrangement forming the earliest known depiction of celestial phenomena.
Satellite image of Thera, centre location of the Minoan eruption , one possible source of 17th century BC climatic disturbances