38th century BC
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The 38th century BC started on January 1, 3800 BC and ended on December 31, 3701 BC
Calendar
- 25 Elul 3761 BC: Beginning of the Jewish era: creation of the world ( first day of creation ).
Events / developments
- The Subboreal uses (from 3710 BC).
- The climate is subject to the first Piora fluctuation ( fluctuation Piora I - 3900-3780 BC). It causes global cooling; the Sahara starts to dry out, as a consequence infiltrated the local population towards the Nile Valley from.
- The discovery of mass graves (dated to the period 3800-3600 BC) at Tell Majnuna ( immediately north of Tell Brak ) in Syria points to armed conflicts
- II ( 4500-3500 BC) in Cyprus is (with main archaeological site Sotira on the south coast ) made the culture of the Neolithic period around 3800 BC by an earthquake severely
Cultures
- In Upper Egypt, there was still the Naqada culture ( Naqada I - 4500-3500 BC)
- In Lower Egypt, however, the Maadi culture flourished ( 4000-3500 BC) on - copper findings and initial domestication of the donkey
- In Mesopotamia ( Sumer ), there was the Uruk period ( Middle Uruk period - 3800-3400 BC - Uruk Uruk VI to VIII or LC 3 ).
- In China, can be achieved during the 38th century BC, several cultures differ: the Dadiwan culture ( 5800-3000 BC ) on the upper Huang He
- The Baiyangcun culture ( 5000-3700 BC)
- The Yangshao culture ( 5000-2000 BC) in central and northern China
- The Majiabang culture ( 4750-3700 BC) on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River
- In Northeast China, the Hongshan culture ( 4700-2900 BC)
- On the middle Yangtze River, the Daxi culture ( 4400-3300 BC)
- On the coast of the Yellow Sea, the Dawenkou culture ( 4100-2600 BC)
- The Beiyinyangying culture ( 4000-3000 BC) on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River
- The lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the Songze culture (3900 - 3200 BC).
- In Vietnam, the Đa but- culture consists ( 4000-1700 BC) with fairly archaic ceramics (Basket modeling )
- In the southwest of Siberia, the Jekaterininka culture ( 4300-3700 BC) comes to an end
- In the south of Russia, Kazakhstan and the Ukraine spread Kurgankulturen ( 5000-3000 BC), including the Sredny - Stog culture ( 4500-3500 BC) north of the Azov Sea
- On the Indian subcontinent, the Amri Culture ( Indus, 4th and 3rd millennium BC) and the Nal- culture unfold ( Baluchistan, 3800-2200 BC)
- In Western Europe will remain the Late Neolithic Chassey- Lagozza - Cortaillod culture encountered ( 4600-2400 BC).
- The megalithic monuments found: in France ( 4700-2000 BC)
- In the Iberian Peninsula ( 4000-2000 BC)
- In Sardinia with the Ozieri culture (4000 - 3200 BC). It is characterized by megalithic monuments ( dolmens, menhirs ), necropolis ( burial cave ) and shape- rich ceramics and sculptures.
- In Malta. Around 3800 BC, the temple phase of the megalithic temples of Malta begins
Central Europe generally remains under the influence of the Late Neolithic ( 4400-3500 BC), the third stage of the Neolithic:
- In Central Europe, further continuation of the middle Neolithic Rössen culture ( 4300-3500 BC).
- In Bavaria was the Münchshöfen culture ( 4500-3800 BC) to the end, now takes its place the Altheimer group ( 3800 bis 3400/3300 BC ) - both cultures of the Neolithic period.
- In Austria (Salzkammergut ), the Mondsee culture ( 3770-3200 BC) developed
- In West Germany the Schussenrieder group established ( 4200-3700 BC)
- In the foothills of the Alps of Switzerland, the Pfyn culture ( 3900-3500 BC) found parallel to Altheimer group.
- In the northern central Europe under the Neolithic Funnel Beaker Culture ( 4200-2800 BC ) was the first farming run ( Siggenebben phase in Schleswig -Holstein 3900-3700 BC). Beginning belonging to the Funnel Beaker Culture Baalberge culture ( 3800-3400 BC - it corresponds to the ceramic styles TRB -MES II and TRB -MES III, TRB -MES I had gone straight to the end )
- North and Mesoamerica are still in the Archaic period. In the eastern woodlands, the first Mounds are built from 4000 BC.
Inventions and Discoveries
- Brush painting in China