The 6th millennium BC spanned the years 6000 BC to 5001 BC (c. 8 ka to c. 7 ka). It is impossible to precisely date events that happened around the time of this millennium and all dates mentioned here are estimates mostly based on geological and anthropological analysis. The only exceptions are the felling dates for some construction timbers from Neolithic wells in Central Europe.
This millennium is reckoned to mark the end of the global deglaciation which had followed the Last Glacial Maximum and caused sea levels to rise by some 60 m (200 ft) over a period of about 5,000 years.
The 6thmillenniumBC spanned the years 6000 BC to 5001 BC (c. 8 ka to c. 7 ka). It is impossible to precisely date events that happened around the time...
The 5th millenniumBC spanned the years 5000 BC to 4001 BC (c. 7 ka to c. 6 ka). It is impossible to precisely date events that happened around the time...
The 11th millenniumBC spanned the years 11,000 BC to 10,001 BC (c. 13 ka to c. 12 ka or 12,950 BP to 11,951 BP). This millennium is during the ending...
1st millenniumBC, also known as the last millenniumBC, was the period of time lasting from the years 1000 BC to 1 BC (10th to 1st centuries BC; in astronomy:...
The 7th millenniumBC spanned the years 7000 BC to 6001 BC (c. 9 ka to c. 8 ka). It is impossible to precisely date events around this millennium, and all...
Lithic stage before 8500 BC Archaic period 8000–1000 BC Formative stage 1000 BC – AD 500 Woodland period 1000 BC – AD 1000 Classic stage AD 500–1200 Post-Classic...
earliest known period of two-humped camel domestication in the third millenniumB.C.—Note that Bulliet has many more references to early use of camels near...
fusion of previously separate communities by Gary O. Rollefson. Late 4th millenniumBC: Sumerian Cuneiform emerged from the proto-literate Uruk period, allowing...
technology 28,000 BC – People wear beads, bracelets, and pendants 14,500 BC – First pottery, made by the Jōmon people of Japan. 6thmillenniumBC – Copper metallurgy...
The 9th millenniumBC spanned the years 9000 BC to 8001 BC (11 to 10 thousand years ago). In chronological terms, it is the first full millennium of the...
Subneolithic archaeological culture in the Netherlands, dated between 5300 BC and 3400 BC. Like the Ertebølle culture, the settlements were concentrated near...
is the oldest; the occupation dates back to the end of the seventh millenniumBC. The mound is composed of two levels: Sialk I (the oldest), and Sialk...
the Chalcolithic and early Bronze Ages between the sixth and fifth millenniumBC. Like nearby Elam, it is one of the cradles of civilization, along with...
decade, century, millennium in the 6thmillennium CE 5000s BCE, a decade, century, millennium in the 6thmillenniumBC 5000 (number) Powerman 5000, an industrial...
site was occupied and active during the Isin-Larsa period (early 2nd MillenniumBC) as evidenced by a Year Name of Nur-Adad, ruler of Larsa "Year the temple...
culture was preceded by the Middle Volga culture that flourished in the 6thmillennium BCE. Genetic analyses of a male buried at Lebyazhinka, radiocarbon dated...
Governorate. Human settlement at Erbil may be dated back to the 5th millenniumBC. At the heart of the city is the ancient Citadel of Erbil and Mudhafaria...
The 6th century BC started on the first day of 600 BC and ended on the last day of 501 BC. In Western Asia, the first half of this century was dominated...
culture in Kosovo). It measures 18.5 cm (7.3 in) high and is dated to 5700–4500 BC. The figurine represents a female deity, reflecting the cult of the great...
The 4th millenniumBC spanned the years 4000 BC to 3001 BC. Some of the major changes in human culture during this time included the beginning of the Bronze...
The domestic dog was introduced to South America between 5,500 and 2,500 BCE from North America. They occupied the Andes region and spread into the Amazonian...
prehistoric industry, or domain, that existed between approximately 8,000 BC and 6,000 BC in the Sahara Desert, during the African humid period referred to as...
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