Meanwhile…

Emergence of Jericho as a permanent settlement

circa 9000 v.Chr.

Ritual Feasting and Communal Gathering at Natufian Sites

around 10,500 BC

Construction of the first temple structures at Göbekli Tepe

circa 9400 v.Chr.

Jericho's Tower and Ancestor Skulls

around 8000 BC

The agricultural revolution

ongeveer 10.000 v.Chr.

Early domestication of goats in the Zagros Mountains

circa 9100 v.Chr.

Early domestication of cattle in the Sahara and the Nile Valley

circa 8500 v.Chr.

Diverse reef fauna colonizes coral ecosystems

from around 485 million years ago to the present

Indo-Pacific coral triangle reaches peak biodiversity

formed over the last several million years, stable by around 10,000 years ago

Invention of pottery

rond 10.500 v.Chr.

Rise of the Jomon culture in Japan

circa 9500 v.Chr.

steppe peoples without grain fields

circa 9000 jaar geleden

not claimed yet

The survival of the birds

vanaf ca. 66 miljoen jaar geleden

Clovis culture spreads across North America

circa 9300 v.Chr.

No thaw, no Holocene

circa 11.700 jaar geleden

not claimed yet

The accidental discovery of fermented grain

rond 10.000 v.Chr.

Mass extinction of megafauna

circa 9000 v.Chr.