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The30th century BCwas acenturythat lasted from the year 3000 BC to 2901 BC.
Events
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- Before 3000 BC: An image of a deity (detail from acong) recovered from Tomb 12 in Fanshan,Yuyao,Zhejiang,is made during theNeolithic periodby theLiangzhu culture.It is now kept atZhejiang Provincial Museum,Hangzhou.
- c. 3000 BC: Earliest remains fromAniba (Nubia).
- c. 3000 BC: Early agriculture inNorth Africa.
- c. 3300 BC – 2600 BC:Early Harappanperiod continues in theIndus Valley.[1]
- c. 3000 BC:Camelsare domesticated in Egypt.
- c. 3000 BC: There is an intense phase of burial at Duma na nGiall on theHill of Tara,the ancient seat of the High King ofIreland.[2]
- c. 3000 BC:Stonehengebegins to be built. In its first version, it consists of a circular ditch and bank, with 56 wooden posts.[3]
- c. 3000 BC:Cycladic civilizationin theAegean Seastarts.
- c. 3000 BC:Helladic periodstarts.
- c. 3000 BC:Aegean Bronze Agestarts.[4]
- c. 3000 BC:Austronesianexpansion begins.[5]
- c. 3000 BC:Jawa, Jordanis founded along with the world's first known dam.[6]
- c. 2960 BC: Death of EgyptianFirst DynastypharaohSemerkhet,whose name marks the first definitive use of aNebty name.
- c. 2920 BC:Troyis founded on this date (assuming the interpretation ofManfred Korfmannis followed).
- c. 2900+ BCPrometheuswould have sprouted in this century.[7]
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
[edit]- 3000–2000 BC –Hieroglyphicwriting inEgypt,potter's wheelinChina,firstpotteryin theAmericas(inEcuador).
- c. 3000 BC –Sumeriansestablish cities.
- c. 3000 BC – Sumerians start to work in various metals.
- c. 3000 BC – Knowledge ofAncient Near Easterngrains appears inAncient China.
- 3000–2000 BC – Settled villages are widespread inMesoamerica.
- Theshekalwas introduced inMesopotamiaas a monetary and weight unit; seeancient weights and measures,Shekel.
- TheSydney rock engravingsdate from around 3000 BC (Sydney,Australia).[8]
Architecture
[edit]References
[edit]- ^POSSEHL, G. L. (2000)."The Early Harappan Phase".Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute.60/61: 227–241.ISSN0045-9801.JSTOR42936617.
- ^Memory and Monuments at the Hill of Tara by Erin McDonald, Chronika Journal
- ^National Geographic,June 2008
- ^"Bronze Age Aegean".World History Encyclopedia.Retrieved2022-05-25.
- ^Guild, History (2021-03-12)."What is the Austronesian Expansion?".History Guild.Retrieved2022-05-25.
- ^"A History of Dams: From Ancient Times to Today".Tata & Howard.2016-05-17.Retrieved2022-05-25.
- ^Salzer, Matthew; Baisan, Christopher H."Dendrochronology of the" Currey Tree "".www.researchgate.net.
- ^Staff, A. G. (2016-03-30)."Australia's top 7 Aboriginal rock art sites".Australian Geographic.Retrieved2024-08-19.