Meanwhile…

Emergence of Jericho as a permanent settlement

circa 9000 v.Chr.

First Communal Gatherings on the Ridge

around 9500 BC

The agricultural revolution

ongeveer 10.000 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 the Bone Needle

around 40,000 BC

Use of Plant Fibers for Cordage and Simple Textiles

around 30,000 BC

Woven Textiles in the Fertile Crescent

around 5000 BC

rise of cave art and symbolic thinking

ongeveer 35.000 jaar geleden

The early Jomon culture

rond 14.000 v.Chr.

Modern humans spread across the area of present-day China

circa 40.000-30.000 v.Chr.

Domestication of the wolf into the dog

ongeveer 15.000 jaar geleden

The Last Glacial Maximum

rond 21.000 jaar geleden

No thaw, no Holocene

circa 11.700 jaar geleden

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