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The 44th century BC Chr. Began on January 1 v 4400th And ended on December 31, 4301 BC. This corresponds to the period 6350 to 6251 before today or 5552 to 5425 radiocarbon years .

Age / Epoch

• Late Atlantic (AT3), lower level 1 (4550 to 4050 BC), with again rising water levels and rising temperatures.
• In Central Europe transition to the Early Neolithic (4400 to 3500 BC)

Events

• 4350 BC Chr .:
  • In Japan explosive volcanic eruption ( ignimbrite ) on the Kikai caldera with a strength of VEI 7. In addition to Crater Lake , Kurilensee , Paektusan , Santorin and Tambora , the Akahoya eruption on Satsuma-Iō-jima and Takeshima represents one of the most destructive natural events during the Holocene .

Archaeological cultures

Cultures in North Africa

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

Cultures in Egypt

• Merimde culture (4800 to 4250 BC) in Lower Egypt
• Naqada culture (Naqada I - 4500 to 3500 BC) in Upper Egypt

Cultures in Mesopotamia and the Middle East

• Obed period (5500 to 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
• Nineveh (from 6500 BC) in northern Mesopotamia - Nineveh 3

Cultures in East Asia

• China :
  • Laoguantai culture (6000 to 3000 BC), upper Yellow River
  • Dadiwan culture (5800-3000 BC), upper Yellow River
  • Hemudu culture (5200 to 4500 BC, later dating 5000 to 3300 BC), Zhejiang
  • Baiyangcun culture (5000 to 3700 BC, is also dated to more recent: 3000 to 1700 BC), Yunnan
  • Yangshao culture (5000 to 2000 BC), central and northern China
  • Caiyuan culture (4800 to 3900 BC), northwest China ( Ningxia )
  • Majiabang culture (4750 to 3700 BC), Lower Yangtze River
  • Hongshan Culture (4700-2900 BC), Northeast China
  • The Daxi culture begins on the middle Yangtze River (4400 to 3300 BC)
• 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
  • Pit ceramic culture (4200 to 2000 BC) (but radiocarbon dating : 5600 to 2300 BC) in Norway , Sweden , the Baltic States , Russia and Ukraine
  • Narva culture (5300 to 1750 BC) in Estonia , Latvia, and Lithuania
• Eastern Europe :
  • Kurgan cultures (5000 to 3000 BC). in Kazakhstan and in Eastern Europe
  • 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 :
  • Karanovo Cultures in Southern Bulgaria - Karanovo VI, Late Copper Age (4500 to 4000 BC)
  • Cucuteni culture (4800 to 3200 BC): phase A or Tripolje B 1 (4500 to 4200 BC)
  • Gumelniţa culture (4700 to 3700 BC): phase Gumelniţa A2 (4500 to 3950 BC)
  • The Varna culture (4400 to 4100 BC) begins in northern Bulgaria.
• Central Europe :
  • Band ceramic culture (5600 to 4100 BC) in France , Belgium , Germany , Austria , Czech Republic , Poland , Slovakia , Hungary , Romania and Ukraine
  • Ertebølle culture (5100 to 4100 BC) in Denmark and northern Germany
  • Swifterbant culture (5000 to 3400 BC) in the Netherlands , Belgium and Lower Saxony
  • Lengyel culture (4900 to 3950 BC) in Bavaria , Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Croatia
  • Tiszapolgár culture (4500 to 4000 BC) in Hungary and Slovakia
  • Münchshöfen culture (4500 to 3900/3800 BC) in eastern Central Europe
  • Rössen culture (4500 to 3500 BC) in East Germany
• Western Europe :
  • Chassey-Lagozza-Cortaillod culture (4600 to 2400 BC)
  • Megalithic cultures :
    • France (4700 to 2000 BC)
    • Malta - The red scorba phase begins (4400 to 4100 BC).

Cultures in america

• 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

1. ↑ Kawanabe, Y. and Saito, G .: Volcanic activity of the Satsuma-Iwojima area during the past 6500 years . In: Earth Planets Space . tape 54 , 2002, pp. 295-301 .