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2000 BCE was pretty early, but most people know the Egyptians were already around by then. So, what's the starting point we can affix for civilization? Can we start dating things at 3000 BCE? No, 3000 BCE was not the beginning of human history. Not even close!
- 3000 BCE: Narmer Palette
- 3100 BCE: Predynastic serekhs in Egypt
- 3100 BCE: Uruk III tablets
- 3200 BCE: White Temple of Uruk
- 3200 BCE: Indus language carvings
- 3300 BCE: Hongshan sculptures
- 3300 BCE: Ötzi the Iceman wearing grass cloak and leather shoes
- 3400 BCE: Hieroglyphics at Abydos (more pictures)
- 3500 BCE: Varna Necropolis
- 4000 BCE: Tărtăria tablets
- 4300 BCE: Decorated vases by Cucuteni culture
- Map of Neolithic cultures c. 4500 BCE
- 5000 BCE: Henge at Nabta Playa
- 7000 BCE: Mixed drinks at Jiahu
- 7500 BCE: Çatalhöyük
- 8000 BCE: Val Camonica
- 8500 BCE: Track Rock petroglyphs, Georgia, USA
- 9500 BCE: Sickle blades on the Nile
- 10000 BCE: Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
- 11000 BCE: Niaux Cave, Le Portel Cave
- 11000 BCE: Earliest map in Mezhirich, Ukraine
- 12000 BCE: Hunter-gatherer toolkit in Jordan
- 12000 BCE: Tadrart Acacus
- 13000 BCE: The Sorcerer
- 14000 BCE: Qurta etchings in Egypt
- 15000 BCE: Bradshaws
- 17000 BCE: Cosquer cave
- 20000 BCE: Ishango bone
- 20000 BCE: Venus of Laussel
- 22000 BCE: Isturitz Baton
- 23000 BCE: Venus of Willendorf
- 25000 BCE: Lascaux cave paintings
- 25000 BCE: Venus de Brassempouy
- 25000 BCE: Cosquer Cave
- 26000 BCE: Phallus and sculpted bird in Hohle Fels Cave
- 29000 BCE: Lion-human in Hohlenstein-Stadel, Germany
- 30000 BCE: Blanchard Bone Plaque
- 31000 BCE: Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave with Chauvet Venus (`dates doubtful)
- 35000 BCE: Lebombo bone
- 80000 BCE: Katanda harpoons
- 90000 BCE: Perforated shells at Blombos Cave
- 195000 BCE: Earliest Homo sapiens
- 400000 BCE: Hoxne handaxe
- 400000 BCE: Oldest spears
