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script proper emerges from pictographic proto-writing in the later 4th millennium. Mesopotamia's "proto-literate" period spans the 35th to 32nd centuries BC. The first documents unequivocally written in the
Sumerian language date to the 31st century BC, found at Jemdet
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of the bible. This calendar is used within Jewish communities for religious and other purposes. The calendar's epoch, corresponding to the calculated date of the world's creation, is equivalent to sunset on the Julian proleptic calendar date 6 October 3761
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solar temple complex, containing "furniture" such as stone benches and tables, that set it apart from other
European megalith constructions.
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Thompson, L. G.; Mosley-Thompson, E.; Brecher, H.; Davis, M.; LeĂłn, B.; Les, D.; Lin, P. -N.; Mashiotta, T.; Mountain, K. (2006).
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Peruvian Andes demonstrate the climate had shifted suddenly and severely to capture the plants and preserve them until now.
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spanned the years 4000 BC to 3001 BC. Some of the major changes in human culture during this time included the beginning of the
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3126:"Major Climate Change Occurred 5,200 Years Ago: Evidence Suggests That History Could Repeat Itself"
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Chinese settlements. They produced silk and pottery (chiefly the
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Jean-Noël Biraben (1979). "Essai sur l'évolution du nombre des hommes".
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The African Frontier: The Reproduction of Traditional African Societies
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when sea levels were 3 to 5 metres higher than today.
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Kura-Araxes culture expands Southwards towards Sumer.
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3030:Murray-Wallace, Colin; Woodroffe, Colin (2014).
2212:, except for the earliest neolithization of the
1600:has cities with 15,000 citizens, eastern Europe.
3063:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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1291:: earliest evidence found on the Ararat plain.
1128:is in use in Mesopotamia soon after this time.
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1883:, the world's first known engineered roadway.
1420:). The period includes 1st and 2nd Dynasties.
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1540:â First neolithic settlers in the island of
3036:. Cambridge University Press. p. 338.
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1904:monument (a circular earth bank and ditch).
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305:Learn how and when to remove this message
189:were established and grew to prominence.
2888:Manning, Katie; Timpson, Adrian (2014).
2846:"World's Oldest Wheel Found in Slovenia"
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157:is an archaeological site in northern
27:Millennium between 4000 BC and 3001 BC
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2947:Igbo Language Roots and (Pre)-History
2019:â Vietnamese Bronze Age culture. The
1630:â Figures of a man and a woman, from
1110:and tomb of Mes-Kalam-Dug built near
243:adding citations to reliable sources
214:
2800:Dictionary of the Ancient Near East
1685:, Spain, are painted. It is now at
1569:("Kurgan culture"), succeeding the
1548:), Greece, migrating probably from
24:
2997:Physics and Chemistry of the Earth
2549:The oldest currently (2013) living
2208:Sub-Saharan Africa remains in the
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2844:Gasser, Aleksander (March 2003).
1733:megalithic temple complex on the
972:, Mesopotamia, circa 3300â3000 BC
2928:from the original on 2022-10-09.
1718:temples are the earliest of the
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2918:10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.07.003
2629:â According to calculations of
1879:Construction in England of the
1687:Archaeology Museum of Catalonia
399:Halaf-Ubaid Transitional period
230:needs additional citations for
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2542:Tollmann's hypothetical bolide
2506:retrieved from ice cores from
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2098:Ochre Coloured Pottery culture
2091:Sewage collection and disposal
1835:Tustrup-dysserne, the largest
165:, located in the territory of
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603:Neolithic Southeastern Europe
3017:10.1016/0079-1946(61)90004-0
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1900:â The earliest phase of the
1638:, are made. They are now at
1587:Proto Indo-European language
1099:Sumerian temple of Janna at
7:
1720:Megalithic Temples of Malta
1088:First to Fourth dynasty of
754: in the Gulf of Cambay
55:3rd millennium BC
50:4th millennium BC
45:5th millennium BC
10:
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2945:(1989), 9â10 (cited after
2897:Quaternary Science Reviews
2474:â The last North American
2446:Byrd Polar Research Center
2426:
1640:National Historical Museum
1616:domestication of the horse
1598:CucuteniâTrypillia culture
1494:
1449:, the predecessors of the
980:
844:Savanna Pastoral Neolithic
508:GumelniÈaâKaranovo culture
488:CucuteniâTrypillia culture
210:
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1829:/passage tomb in Ireland.
121:31st century BC
116:32nd century BC
111:33rd century BC
106:34th century BC
101:35th century BC
96:36th century BC
91:37th century BC
86:38th century BC
81:39th century BC
76:40th century BC
3162:Calendrical Calculations
2650:dates the events of the
2582:â Creation according to
2556:Calendars and chronology
2544:event may have occurred.
2502:Record lowest levels of
2444:and researcher with the
2388:â Relative to year 1950 (
2171:Norte Chico civilization
2031:Fertility figurine from
1981:in what is now northern
1378:with boat designs, from
1257:production and thus the
1221:) is made. It is now at
3084:10.1073/pnas.0603900103
2617:Mesoamerican Long Count
2117:, first rupestrian art
1975:Horses are domesticated
1654:Ljubljana Marshes Wheel
834:Philippine jade culture
553:ShulaveriâShomu culture
473:Cardium pottery culture
2189:Sydney rock engravings
2148:. First settlement at
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1848:
1821:â Construction of the
1795:â Construction of the
1759:Great Neolithic Plague
1729:â Construction of the
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1660:that was found in the
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1236:Anatolia and Caucasus
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824:Jeulmun pottery period
598:Neolithic Transylvania
528:Linear Pottery culture
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2874:Australian Geographic
2611:â One version of the
2463:Plants buried in the
2442:Ohio State University
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1561:PonticâCaspian steppe
1505:Bronze Age spread of
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193:spread widely across
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139:and the invention of
2786:History of the World
2519:Neolithic Subpluvial
2433:Based on studies by
1845:Funnelbeaker culture
1809:Funnelbeaker culture
1579:Proto-Indo-Europeans
1335:Predynastic pharaohs
1272:Shengavit Settlement
866:Neolithic Revolution
239:improve this article
205:Neolithic Revolution
173:. 4th millennium BC.
3157:Reingold, Edward M.
3075:2006PNAS..10310536T
3069:(28): 10536â10543.
3009:1961PCE.....4...99F
2909:2014QSRv..101...28M
2633:(6th century), the
2390:BP/Before "Present"
2232:linguistic phylum.
2128:c. 3000 BC â First
2044:Indian Subcontinent
1843:, is an example of
1807:4000â2700 BC â The
1596:5500â2750 BC â The
1589:, according to the
1571:Sredny Stog culture
1565:3500â2300 BC â The
1529:Minoan civilization
993:4100â3100 BC â the
620:Pengtoushan culture
573:TiszapolgĂĄr culture
548:San Ciriaco culture
360:Trihedral Neolithic
254:"4th millennium BC"
185:and the kingdom of
3153:Dershowitz, Nachum
2952:2019-07-17 at the
2210:Paleolithic period
2204:Sub-Saharan Africa
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1944:is believed to be
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1317:
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1047:proceeds into the
974:
907:Neolithic religion
752:Marine archaeology
655:Zhaobaogou culture
645:Xinglongwa culture
355:Shepherd Neolithic
338:Neolithic cultures
175:
3366:4th millennium BC
3353:
3352:
3172:978-0-521-56474-8
2588:Ussher chronology
2494:Mount Kilimanjaro
2480:Saint Paul Island
2465:Quelccaya Ice Cap
2429:Atlantic (period)
2425:
2424:
2187:c. 3000 BC â The
2010:Longshan cultures
1591:Kurgan hypothesis
1451:Egyptian pyramids
1388:Predynastic Egypt
1307:Scorpion Macehead
1245:to 3000 BC â The
983:Ancient Near East
968:priest-king from
959:
958:
912:Neolithic decline
705:Qujialing culture
670:Majiabang culture
615:Peiligang culture
478:CernavodÄ culture
458:Arzachena culture
389:Yarmukian culture
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1049:Early Bronze Age
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892:Circular ditches
872:Animal husbandry
859:Neolithic topics
819:Khiamian culture
815:Other locations
720:Shijiahe culture
710:Longshan culture
700:Majiayao culture
695:Liangzhu culture
685:Dawenkou culture
680:Hongshan culture
675:Yangshao culture
543:PetreĆti culture
513:Hamangia culture
503:GorneĆti culture
483:CoÈofeni culture
446:Amratian culture
441:Badarian culture
431:El Omari culture
416:Faiyum A culture
384:Tahunian culture
345:Fertile Crescent
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2260:
2207:
2173:in Northern
2150:Puerto Badel
2119:Chiribiquete
2077:Indus Valley
2059:Metalcasting
2039:, c. 3000 BC
2037:Indus Valley
1953:Central Asia
1909:CĂ©ide Fields
1739:Göbekli Tepe
1656:is a wooden
1439:used in the
1415:Egyptologist
1045:Chalcolithic
925:Chalcolithic
829:JĆmon period
665:Daxi culture
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232:verification
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2652:Mahabharata
2572:calendar's
2540:â a lesser
2521:, start of
2517:End of the
2454:Older Peron
2375:Subatlantic
2331:10.3â â9â ka
2320:stages/ages
2245:Pleistocene
2236:Environment
2230:Niger-Congo
2226:Elmenteitan
2063:Mohenjodaro
1938:Ătztal Alps
1881:Sweet Track
1839:in Eastern
1827:observatory
1519:to 1500 BC.
1517: 3300
1399:Predynastic
1303:Scorpion II
1289:Kura-Araxes
1219:Shush, Iran
1200:production.
1094:Mesopotamia
1013:mathematics
995:Uruk period
989:Mesopotamia
411:Nile valley
365:Pre-Pottery
191:Agriculture
179:city states
3360:Categories
3003:: 99â185.
2981:2004-12-17
2856:2015-03-30
2730:Population
2716:References
2574:Anno Lucis
2547:3051 BC â
2512:Antarctica
2306:Meghalayan
2272:(official)
2075:starts in
2073:Bronze Age
1983:Kazakhstan
1902:Stonehenge
1866:Skara Brae
1527:: Rise of
1259:Bronze Age
1192:4000 BC â
1106:Temple at
1027:, complex
882:Metallurgy
809:Brahmagiri
769:Kalibangan
764:Rakhigarhi
742:Lahuradewa
737:South Asia
523:Khirokitia
330:Mesolithic
265:newspapers
137:Bronze Age
3371:Millennia
3213:Millennia
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2775:16, 1999.
2758:143406315
2659:Centuries
2648:Aryabhata
2638:Kali Yuga
2631:Aryabhata
2508:Greenland
2361:Subboreal
2341:9â7.5â ka
2327:Preboreal
2197:Australia
2182:Australia
2146:New World
2142:Magdalena
1999:East Asia
1985:(see the
1962:Afanasevo
1862:Neolithic
1823:Newgrange
1797:ÄŠaÄĄar Qim
1697:Arzachena
1691:Barcelona
1644:Bucharest
1632:CernavodÄ
1546:Santorini
1484:in Egypt.
1182:Courtyard
1167:in Sumer.
1133:cuneiform
1077:, bronze
1029:hydrology
1025:civil law
1021:astrology
1017:astronomy
977:Near East
902:Megaliths
868:(farming)
322:Neolithic
66:Centuries
35:Millennia
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3103:16815970
2960:, 2011).
2950:Archived
2923:Archived
2773:Historia
2476:mammoths
2347:Atlantic
2252:Holocene
2222:Eburan 5
2165:TehuacĂĄn
2134:Colombia
2115:Colombia
2104:Americas
2087:Drainage
2050:Mehrgarh
2033:Mehrgarh
2008:and the
2006:Yangshao
1946:homicide
1874:Scotland
1731:Ä gantija
1716:Ä gantija
1666:Slovenia
1623:Balkans
1583:Urheimat
1482:numerals
1447:Mastabas
1301:Pharaoh
1251:Caucasus
1225:, Paris.
1217:(modern
1175:Hurrians
1108:Al-Ubaid
1103:erected.
1075:ziggurat
1033:sailboat
999:Sumerian
966:Sumerian
804:Mundigak
799:Burzahom
794:Koldihwa
784:Daimabad
759:Bhirrana
747:Mehrgarh
159:Sardinia
18:4000 BCE
3094:1484420
3071:Bibcode
3005:Bibcode
2905:Bibcode
2750:1531855
2644:3102 BC
2627:3102 BC
2609:3114 BC
2594:3761 BC
2580:3929 BC
2570:Masonic
2568:of the
2562:4000 BC
2538:3150 BC
2504:methane
2472:3750 BC
2369:2.5â ka
2300:4.2â ka
2298:(8.236â
2177:starts.
2161:3600 BC
2154:BolĂvar
2130:pottery
2123:CaquetĂĄ
2111:3600 BC
2081:Harappa
2069:3300 BC
2056:3500 BC
2017:2500 BC
1936:of the
1934:glacier
1926:3300 BC
1917:Ireland
1898:3100 BC
1889:in the
1868:in the
1858:2600 BC
1841:Jutland
1819:2900 BC
1793:2500 BC
1783:Tarxien
1779:3000 BC
1769:3000 BC
1753:Mnajdra
1749:3200 BC
1727:3600 BC
1651:3138 BC
1636:Romania
1628:3500 BC
1612:Ukraine
1573:on the
1507:Yamnaya
1411:Archaic
1395:3150 BC
1372:3400 BC
1305:on the
1249:of the
1198:pottery
1122:3000 BC
1116:Chaldea
1083:weapons
1059:2340 BC
1010:base-60
1006:writing
877:Pottery
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2065:area.
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1707:Malta
1675:Cogul
1658:wheel
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1079:tools
1063:Sumer
1041:wheel
887:Wheel
610:China
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163:Italy
3340:15th
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