Meanwhile…

Emergence of Jericho as a permanent settlement

circa 9000 v.Chr.

Rise of Çatalhöyük in Anatolia

circa 7500 v.Chr.

First Communal Gatherings on the Ridge

around 9500 BC

Deliberate Burial of the Enclosures

around 8000 BC

The agricultural revolution

ongeveer 10.000 v.Chr.

Domestication of squash in Mesoamerica

circa 8000 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.

Domestication of Flax and Early Loom Weaving

around 7000 BC

The early Jomon culture

rond 14.000 v.Chr.

Construction of the Earliest Monumental Enclosures

around 9500-9000 BC

Domestication of the wolf into the dog

ongeveer 15.000 jaar geleden

Settlement at Monte Verde

circa 11.500 v.Chr.

Daily Life and Feasting at the Site

around 9300-8800 BC

The end of the last ice age and the start of the Holocene

rond 11.700 jaar geleden

Post-Glacial Climate Warming in the Fertile Crescent

around 9600 BC