The civilization of Elam rises in modern-day Iran
Elam was an ancient Pre-Iranian civilization centered in the far west and southwest of what is now modern-day Iran.
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Humans of ancient Britain construct Avebury
One of the best known prehistoric sites in Britain, Avebury contains the largest megalithic stone circle in the world.
Phoenician civilization flourishes in the eastern Mediterranean
Phoenicia was an ancient civilization composed of independent city-states located along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea stretching through what is now Syria, Lebanon and northern Israel.
The Catacomb culture flourishes in modern-day Ukraine and southern Russia
The Catacomb culture (c. 2800–2200 B.C.E.) is a group of related cultures in the early Bronze Age occupying essentially what is present-day eastern Ukraine and southern Russia.
Corded Ware cultures thrives in Europe
Corded Ware culture encompassed a vast area, from the contact zone between the Yamnaya culture and the Corded Ware culture in south Central Europe, to the Rhine on the west and the Volga in the east, occupying parts of Northern Europe, Central Europe and Eastern Europe.
The first settlement at Baalbek is founded in modern-day Lebanon
Inhabited as early as 9000 B.C.E., Baalbek grew into an important pilgrimage site in the ancient world for the worship of the Phoenician sky-god Baal and his consort Astarte, the Queen of Heaven.
Humans create the world’s first formal school
Though the exact date and location of the world’s first formal educational institution are likely lost to time, the first schools likely popped up in several places in the 2nd, 3rd, and perhaps 4th Millennia B.C.E., including Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, and China.
Humans of ancient Sumer invent belt wrestling
A polished bone implement found at Eva in Tennessee, United States and dated to around 5000 B.C.E. has been construed as a possible sporting device used in a “ring and pin” game.
Longshan culture emerges in modern-day China
The Longshan also sometimes referred to as the Black Pottery Culture, was a late Neolithic culture in the middle and lower Yellow River valley areas of northern China from about 3000 to 1900 B.C.E.
Skara Brae settlement flourishes in Scotland
Consisting of eight clustered houses, it was occupied from roughly 3180 B.C.E. to about 2500 B.C.E. Europe’s most complete Neolithic village, Skara Brae gained UNESCO World Heritage Site status.