3000 BC
: First civilizations in Mesopotamia.
2700 – 2300 BC
: Egyptian pyramids of Kheops, Khephren and Mykerinos built.
1765 – 1122 BC
: Shang Dynasty.
566 – 486 BC
: Buddha.
219 BC
: Hannibal crosses the Alps.
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The discoveries of a prehistoric culture at Ban Chiang, in the northeastern province of Udon Thani, have aroused considerable archeological controversy, with some historians questioning the early dates originally ascribed to the appearance of copper and bronze. Most now accept that the initial dating of 4000 BC is too early but still maintain that the [...] This term was coined by a French archeologist in Vietnam in the 1920’s and covers a period from around 120,000 – 2000 Be. The earliest Hoabinhian tools in Thailand were found in caves in Mae Hong Son and Kanchanaburi. In the former, the American archeologist Chester Gorman found tools and seeds of various cultivated plants [...] Evidence of Pleistocene cultures, dating from 600,000 – 130,000 BC, have been found in various parts of Thailand, from Lampang in the north to Krabi in the south. The earliest implements found were pebble tools, followed by early flake tools (300,000 – 290,000 BC), then by Proto hoabinhian pebble tools (140,000 – 13,000 BC) Rock Paintings Several [...] |
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