The Cucuteni–Trypillia culture flourishes in modern-day Moldova, Ukraine, and Romania
The majority of Cucuteni–Trypillia settlements consisted of high-density, small settlements, concentrated mainly in the Siret, Prut and Dniester river valleys.
Agriculture (10000 - 3000 B.C.E.)
Humans of the Linear Pottery Culture settle the site of modern-day Bratislava
The first known permanent settlement of the area began with the Linear Pottery Culture, around 5000 B.C.E. in the Neolithic era. About 200 B.C.E., the Celtic Boii tribe founded the first significant settlement, a fortified town known as an oppidum.
The Vinča culture in modern-day Southeastern Europe creates the “Vinča symbols”
The Vinča symbols are a set of symbols found on Neolithic era artifacts from the Vinča culture of Southeastern Europe. The nature and purpose of the symbols is a mystery.
Berber culture emerges in the Maghreb
The Berbers have occupied North Africa, specifically the Maghreb, since the beginning of recorded history and until the Islamic conquests of the 8th century CE constituted the dominant ethnic group in the Saharan region.
Humans discover and settle Malta
Pottery found by archaeologists at the Skorba Temples resembles that found in Italy, and suggests that the Maltese islands were first settled in 5200 B.C.E. mainly by Stone Age hunters or farmers who had arrived from the Italian island of Sicily, possibly the Sicani.
First communal activity begins at the location of Muscat in modern-day Oman
Muscat’s notability as a port was acknowledged by Western Civilization as early as the 1st century CE by the Greek geographer Ptolemy, who referred to it as Cryptus Portus, and by Pliny the Elder, who called it Amithoscuta. Muscat is now the capital and largest city of Oman.
Copper smelting invented in ancient Serbia
The sophisticated furnace and smelter featured earthen pipe-like air vents with hundreds of tiny holes in them and a chimney to ensure air goes into the furnace to feed the fire and smoke comes out away from the workers.
Humans in farming communities invent and begin using the neolithic long house
The Neolithic long house was a long, narrow timber dwelling built by the first farmers in Europe beginning at least as early as the period 5000 to 6000 B.C.E. They first appeared in central Europe in connection with the early Neolithic cultures such as the Linear Pottery culture or Cucuteni culture.
Humans in the Indian subcontinent domesticate sesame for the first time
The historic origin of sesame was favored by its ability to grow in areas that do not support the growth of other crops. It is also a robust crop that needs little farming support and is resilient in extreme conditions.
Linear Pottery Culture emerges in central Europe
The Linear Pottery culture is a major archaeological horizon of the European Neolithic. It represents a major event in the initial spread of agriculture in Europe.