7th millennium BC

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The 7th millennium BC describes the period from 7000 BC to 6000 BC

Era / period

Events

  • To 6700 BC: People discoveries in South America ( Chile)
  • To 6600 BC: Jiahu font in China
  • To 6300 BC: Latin America: cultivation of cassava and potatoes spreads
  • To 6000 BC: Central Asia: first permanent settlements and agriculture

Archaeological cultures

Cultures in China

  • Pengtoushan culture (ca. 7500-6100 BC)

Cultures in Europe

  • From about 6200 BC: Impressokultur

Cultures in Mesopotamia

  • 7000-6500 BC: Culture of Umm Dabaghiyah
  • 6500-6000 BC: Culture of Hassuna
  • 6200-5700 BC: Culture of Samarra

Cultures in South Asia

  • Mehrgarh (ca. 7000-5500 BC), the oldest known farmers - settlement of South Asia
  • Kuk, New Guinea (c. 6500 BC), the beginning of agriculture

Inventions and Discoveries

  • Around 7000 BC, the domestic pig was domesticated in today's Eastern Turkey.
  • To 6500 BC: The use of the secondary product of milk.
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