42nd century BC Chr.

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The 42nd century BC Chr. Began on January 1 v 4200th And ended on December 31, 4101 BC. This corresponds to the period 6150 to 6051 before today or the interval 5337 to 5269 radiocarbon years .

Age / Epoch

• Late Atlantic (AT3), lower level 1 (4550 to 4050 BC), with water levels rising again.
• Early Neolithic in Central Europe .

Developments, inventions and discoveries

• Sumer : Transitional phase from the Obed period (LC-1 or Uruk XVI to Uruk XIV) to the Early Uruk period (early LC-2 or Uruk XII, beginning around 4200 BC).
• Around 4200 BC Chr .:
  • The oldest known copper mines are in operation in Ai Bunar ( Bulgaria ) and Rudna Glava ( Serbia ).
  • In Denmark, scraps of tissue are evidence of needle binding .

Archaeological cultures

Naqada -I pottery

Cultures in North Africa

• Tenerife (5200 to 2500 BC) in the Ténéré desert with Gobero site .

Cultures in Egypt

• The Badari culture (4400 to 4000 BC) exists in Upper Egypt .
• Naqada culture (Naqada I - 4500 to 3500 BC).

Cultures in Mesopotamia and the Middle East

• Obed culture in Mesopotamia (5500 to about 3500 BC) - Obed III.
• Tappe Sialk (6000 to 2500 BC) in Iran - Sialk III.
• Amuq (6000 to 2900 BC) in Turkey - Amuq D.
• Mersin (5400 to 2900 BC) in Anatolia - Mersin 16.
• Eridu (from 5300 to approx. 1950 BC) in Mesopotamia - Eridu 11-9.
• Tappa Gaura (5000 to 1500 BC) in northern Mesopotamia - Tappa Gaura 17-14 or XI to Xa / b.
• Nineveh (from 6500 BC) in northern Mesopotamia - Nineveh 3.
• Tall Leilan in Syria - VI b.
• Susa in Iran - 23-27.
• Arslantepe in Turkey - VIII.
• Tell Hammam et Turkman in Syria - Va.

Cultures in East Asia

• China :
  • Dadiwan culture (5800-3000 BC), upper Yellow River
  • Baiyangcun culture (5000 to 3700 BC)
  • Yangshao culture (5000 to 2000 BC), central and northern China
  • Caiyuan culture (4800-3900 BC)
  • Majiabang culture (4750 to 3700 BC), Lower Yangtze River
  • Hongshan Culture (4700-2900 BC), Northeast China
  • Daxi culture (4400 to 3300 BC), middle Yangtze River
• Korea :
  • Early Jeulmun period (6000 to 3500 BC)
• Japan :
  • Jōmon period (10,000 to 300 BC) - earliest Jōmon period - Jōmon II (8,000 to 4,000 BC)

Cultures in Europe

• Northeast Europe :
  • Neman culture (7000 to 3000 BC) in Poland , Lithuania and Belarus
  • The pit ceramic culture (4200 to 2000 BC) sets in (but radiocarbon dating : 5600 to 2300 BC)
  • Narva culture (5300 to 1750 BC) in Estonia , Latvia, and Lithuania
• Eastern Europe :
  • Kurgan cultures (5000 to 3000 BC) in Kazakhstan and Eastern Europe ( Russia , Ukraine )
  • Dnepr-Don culture (5000 to 4000 BC) in Ukraine and Russia
  • Sredny Stog culture (4500 to 3500 BC) north of the Sea of Azov
• Southeast Europe :
  • Cucuteni Culture (4800 to 3200 BC) in Romania , Moldova, and Ukraine - Beginning of Early Phase A / B (4200 to 4000 BC)
  • Gumelniţa culture (4700 to 3700 BC) in Romania and Moldova - phase Gumelniţa A2 (4500 to 3950 BC)
  • The Varna culture (4400 to 4100 BC) in Bulgaria disappears at the end of the 42nd century
  • Boian culture in Romania and Bulgaria (4300 to 3500 BC) - Phase II - Giuleşti phase, 4200 to 4100 BC Chr.
• Central Europe ( Early Neolithic - 4400 to 3500 BC):
  • The band ceramic culture (5600 to 4100 BC) in France , Belgium , Germany , Austria , the Czech Republic , Poland, Slovakia , Hungary , Romania and the Ukraine disappears at the end of the century
  • End of the Ertebølle culture (5100 to 4100 BC) in Denmark and Northern Germany with the end of the century
  • Lengyel culture (4900 to 3950 BC) in Hungary, Austria and the Czech Republic
  • Tiszapolgár culture (4500 to 4000 BC) in Hungary and Slovakia
  • Rössen culture (4500/4300 to 3500 BC) in East Germany
  • Gatersleben culture (4300 to 3900 BC) in East Germany
  • Jordansmühler culture (4300 to 3900 BC) in eastern Central Europe
  • Beginning of the funnel beaker culture (4200 to 2800 BC) in northern Central Europe,
  • of the Aichbühler group (4200 to 4000 BC) in southern Germany,
  • the Schussenrieder Group (4200 to 3700 BC) in southwest Germany and the
  • Baalberg culture (4200 to 3100 BC) in central Germany
• Western Europe :
  • Chassey-Lagozza-Cortaillod culture (4600 to 2400 BC) in France, Switzerland and Italy
  • Megalithic cultures :
    • France (4700 to 2000 BC)
    • Malta - Red Scorba Phase (4400 to 4100 BC).
• North and Central America :
  • Archaic period .
  • Coxcatlán phase (5000–3400 BC) in Tehuacán ( Mexico )
• South America :
  • Chinchorro culture (7020 to 1500 BC) in northern Chile and southern Peru.
  • Middle Pre-Ceramic (7000 to 4000 BC) in northern Chile . Lower Alto Barranco and Alto Aguada along the Pacific coast and Rinconada in the hinterland.

Individual evidence