5th millennium BC

History Portal | Portal Biographies | Current Events | Calendar years

◄ | 6th millennium BC | 5th millennium BC | 4th millennium BC | ►

The 5th millennium BC describes the period from 5000 BC to 4000 BC

Era / period

By 5000 BC starts the Middle Neolithic of the Neolithic in Central Europe.
To 4300 BC, then the Middle Neolithic ends in Central Europe and the Neolithic begins referred to interchangeably as the beginning of the Copper Age ( Chalcolithic or Eneolithic also ).

( Known about 100 built between 4900-4700 BC plants in Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic ) circle grave sites in Central Europe, for example in Goseck (Saxony- Anhalt), Ippesheim (near Würzburg) and Dresden- Nickern ( Saxony).
Wet soil settlements (dissemination of " Stilt - idea" ) to the northern Italian lakes; north of the Alps for the time being only scattered pile dwellings (eg Aichbühl ), here mainly only from the 4th millennium BC
First settlement history evidence in Southeast Asia ( Thailand)
To 4895 BC: The eruption of Mount Mazama (Oregon ) with a thickness ( VEI ) of 7
January 1, 4713 BC: 12:00 Clock World Time ( JD = 0), the beginning of the time scale of the Julian date, which is primarily used for date calculations in astronomy and geodesy. Parts of a day ( hours, minutes, etc. ) are thereby expressed in decimal.
End of the monsoon climate in the Mediterranean. The Mediterranean climate is dry (4600 BC)
Civilizations of Susa and Kish in Mesopotamia ( 4500 BC)
Marija Gimbutas After: First wave of emigration from the space of Kurgankultur (disputed )

Omari culture on the Nile in Lower Egypt, about 4600-4400 BC; in Upper Egypt Badari culture 4400-4000 BC

Central Europe: Archaeological Cultures of the Middle Neolithic, as Stroked Pottery, Rössen Culture, Upper Lauterbach Group ( Bavaria), Großgart Acher group.
The younger Lengyel Culture (Hungary, Austria, Czech Republic) exerts a cultural influence to Central Europe, as in the Jordansmühler culture, Münchshöfen culture and Gatersleben culture; first objects made of copper are imported.
Vinča culture ( 5400-4500 BC) (also Danube civilization ) in Serbia, western Romania, Hungary and South in eastern Bosnia
Varna culture (ca. 4500-4100 BC) in northern Bulgaria.
To 4300 BC spread of the Funnel Beaker Culture in northern central Europe ( Baltic Sea ), which is only around 4000 BC spread extensively.

Introduction of the plow in Europe
In Bhimbetka in India we find the oldest representations of dances. They are in the period of 5000-2000 BC.

8337