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Germany9700 BCEWars
Skeletal evidence from a Neolithic massacre site reveals organized violence and systematic domination, challenging assumptions about peaceful pre-history.
Once a common part of warfare, it is now widely considered a war crime. - summary
Palestine9650 BCEWars
Natufian settlement with defensive walls and weapons evidence, indicating systematic intergroup conflict and the need for organized military protection.
The settlement is an example of hunter-gatherer sedentism, a crucial step in the transition from foraging to farming. - summary
Global9600 BCETech launches
Abu Hureyra in Syria shows evidence of social stratification and organized leadership around 9600 BCE, marking the emergence of proto-political structures.
BP in two main phases: Abu Hureyra 1, dated to the Epipalaeolithic, was a village of sedentary hunter-gatherers; Abu Hureyra 2, dated to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic, was home to some of the world's first farmers. - summary
Serbia9500 BCEFestivals
Danube River fishing settlement with evidence of ritual bonfire gatherings and ceremonial food preparation in Mesolithic Europe.
It includes Mesolithic Iron Gates Hunter-Gatherers period and transition to Early Neolithic Early European Farmers period of the Balkans. - summary
India9500 BCEDisasters
Climate deterioration and river system failures forced major population movements across proto-Indus Valley settlements, reshaping early South Asian settlement geography.
The river is known as Ghaggar before the Ottu barrage, and as Hakra downstream of the barrage in the Thar Desert. - summary
Israel9500 BCEFestivals
Natufian settlement evidence suggests organized seasonal gathering for fishing competitions and communal feasting along the Jordan Valley.
The settlement is an example of hunter-gatherer sedentism, a crucial step in the transition from foraging to farming. - summary
Israel9500 BCEFestivals
Evidence of large-scale organized communal gatherings and competitive games at Ain Mallaha suggests early tribal assemblies and proto-Olympic competitions in the Natufian period.
The settlement is an example of hunter-gatherer sedentism, a crucial step in the transition from foraging to farming. - summary
Global9400 BCESports
Natufian-era hunting practices show evidence of ritualized competition and skill contests, the earliest attestation of organized sport-like activities in human culture.
Malaysians from different walks of life join in a wide variety of sports for recreation as well as for competition. - summary
Global9400 BCEElections
Proto-electoral assemblies among Natufian communities show early collective decision-making preceding any formal state apparatus.
Unlike most other river valleys, the term "Jordan Valley" often applies just to the lower course of the Jordan River, from the spot where it exits the Sea of Galilee in the north, to the end of its course where it flo… - summary
Israel9200 BCEElections
Archaeological evidence suggests early tribal councils at Shiloh conducted collective decision-making and leadership selection among settled Neolithic communities.
Located 45 kilometres north of Jerusalem on Route 60 and organised as a religious community settlement, it is neighboured by the Israeli settlements of Eli and Maale Levona and the Palestinian villages Sinjil, Turmus … - summary
Palestine9000 BCEWars
The world's oldest fortified settlement demonstrates pre-pottery Neolithic warfare defenses and communal labor organization, marking humanity's first recorded military architecture.
It is part of Tell es-Sultan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the State of Palestine, in the city of Jericho, consisting of the remains of the oldest fortified city in the world. - summary
Palestine9000 BCEWars
The earliest known defensive fortifications signal organized conflict, resource competition, and the emergence of territorial warfare in early settlements.
Incorporating themes from multiple genres, including dark fantasy, science fantasy, horror, and Western, it describes a "gunslinger" and his quest toward a tower, the nature of which is both physical and metaphorical. - summary
Global9000 BCEWars
Evidence from the Jericho tower and early Levantine fortifications suggests organized inter-group conflict over resource control during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A period.
The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to obtain the animal's body for meat and useful animal products, for recreation/taxidermy, although it may also be done for resourceful reasons such as removing predators… - summary
Global9000 BCEDisasters
Early evidence of ecological collapse and resource scarcity affecting proto-agricultural settlements.
Although frequently overshadowed by his younger brother, Bootsy Collins, Catfish played on many important and influential records by James Brown, Parliament, Funkadelic, and Bootsy's Rubber Band. - summary
Iran9000 BCEDisasters
Massive riverine flooding at Mesopotamian settlements destroyed the earliest irrigation infrastructure and displaced early urban populations.
The Karun rises in the Zard Kuh mountains of the Bakhtiari district in the Zagros Range, receiving many tributaries, such as the Dez and the Kuhrang. - summary
Iran8500 BCETech launches
Ganj Dareh and Ali Kosh evidence reveals the domestication of goats and sheep, the first animal husbandry marking a technological leap in subsistence.
The Zagros range begins in northwestern Iran and roughly follows Iran's western border while covering much of southeastern Turkey and northeastern Iraq. - summary
Palestine8500 BCEElections
Evidence of collective decision-making structures in early Levantine settlements suggests proto-democratic governance practices predating formal political systems.
It takes its current name from the dominant clan inhabiting the town, while the older Arabic name used to be Qaryat al-'Inab. - summary
Hungary6000 BCEWars
Multiple mass graves reveal evidence of large-scale organized violence and inter-tribal warfare in early European agricultural societies.
Today, it crosses several national borders. - summary
Egypt3500 BCESports
Predynastic Egyptian pottery depicts hunting contests and wrestling matches, documenting early formalized competitive events across Upper and Lower Egypt.
It was formerly also called Gerzeh culture, after discoveries at Gerzeh, a small prehistoric Egyptian cemetery located along the west bank of the Nile but much farther north, where Flinders Petrie first characterized … - summary
Iraq2800 BCESports
Sumerian texts and cylinder seals from Ur document organized athletic competitions as part of temple festivals and royal celebrations.
Ur was a major Sumerian city-state in ancient Mesopotamia, located at the site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar in Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq. - summary