Meanwhile…

Rise of the first cities

ca. 3500 v.Chr.

rise of the Longshan culture in China

circa 2600 v.Chr.

Emergence of the Hittite Old Kingdom in Anatolia

circa 1650 v.Chr.

rise of dogu figurines

rond 3.000 v.Chr.

Indus Valley Ritual Bathing Sites Built

around 2500 BC

Minoan Peak Sanctuaries and Goddess Worship

around 1700 BC

Cotton Cultivation in the Indus Valley

around 3000 BC

Early agricultural settlements in the Mokaya culture

circa 2000 v.Chr.

Purple Dye Trade Emerges in the Levant

around 1500 BC

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

The Edwin Smith Papyrus in Egypt

rond 1600 v.Chr.

earliest latrines in Mesopotamia

rond 3200 v.Chr.

toilets in the Indus Valley civilisation

rond 2500 v.Chr.

water flushing in the palace of Knossos

rond 1700 v.Chr.

cuneiform script in Mesopotamia

rond 3400 v.Chr.

construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza

circa 2560 v.Chr.

Construction of the earthen mounds of Poverty Point

circa 1700 v.Chr.

The first farms of the Netherlands

rond 3400 v.Chr.

Royal cemeteries of Ur

circa 2480 v.Chr.

Farmhouses with people and livestock under one roof

rond 1700 v.Chr.

The last mammoths do not survive the extinction

circa 6000 jaar geleden

not claimed yet

Climate cooling and adaptation of lifestyles

rond 2.000 v.Chr.

The eruption of Thera near Santorini

rond 1600 v.Chr.