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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
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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
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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
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Korea :
- Early Jeulmun period (6000 to 3500 BC)
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Japan :
- Jōmon period (10,000 to 300 BC) - earliest Jōmon period - Jōmon II (8,000 to 4,000 BC)
Cultures in Europe
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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Western Europe :
- Chassey-Lagozza-Cortaillod culture (4600 to 2400 BC) in France, Switzerland and Italy
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Megalithic cultures :
- France (4700 to 2000 BC)
- Malta - Red Scorba Phase (4400 to 4100 BC).
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North and Central America :
- Archaic period .
- Coxcatlán phase (5000–3400 BC) in Tehuacán ( Mexico )
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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.