Hunter-gatherers of the Wilton stone age culture inhabit Twyfelfontein in modern-day Namibia
Displaying one of the largest concentrations of rock petroglyphs in Africa, UNESCO approved Twyfelfontein as Namibia’s first World Heritage Site in 2007.
Displaying one of the largest concentrations of rock petroglyphs in Africa, UNESCO approved Twyfelfontein as Namibia’s first World Heritage Site in 2007.
The human history of Macau stretches back up to 6,000 years, and includes many different and diverse civilizations and periods of existence. Evidence of human and culture dating back 4,000 to 6,000 years has been discovered on the Macau Peninsula and dating back 5,000 years on Coloane Island.
Humans settle on the Macau Peninsula for the first time Read more
The first farming and thus the start of the Neolithic period, began ca. 4000 B.C.E. around the Oslofjord, with the technology coming from southern Scandinavia.
Early Norwegians begin farming for the first time Read more
Originating in China almost 6,000 years ago, Feng Shui, also referred to as “Geomancy”, literally means “wind” (Feng) and “water” (Shui).
Feng shui developed in ancient China Read more
The ancient Egyptian calendar was a solar calendar with a 365-day year.
The first year of the ancient Egyptian calendar commences Read more
In 1976, archaeologists unearthed gold jewellery in the Bulgarian Black sea city of Varna, which they claimed was the world’s oldest gold artifact ever found.
First gold jewelry created, perhaps in modern-day Bulgaria Read more
A plow is a tool or farm implement used in farming for initial cultivation of soil in preparation for sowing seed or planting to loosen or turn the soil.
Humans invent the plow Read more
Irrigation was used as a means of manipulation of water in the alluvial plains of the Indus valley civilization, the application of it is estimated to have begun around 4500 B.C.E. and drastically increased the size and prosperity of their agricultural settlements.
Humans of the Indus Valley civilization invented irrigation Read more
Uruk, however, is the only contender for the title of `oldest city’ which has physical evidence and written documentation, in the form of cuneiform texts, dating the activities of the community from the earliest period.
Uruk, in Mesopotamia, becomes first city in the history of humanity Read more
The so-called Varna Necropolis is a burial site from 4569-4340 B.C.E. and is internationally considered one of the key archaeological sites in world prehistory.