8th millennium BC Chr.

Portal history | Portal Biographies | Current events | Annual calendar

◄ | 9th millennium BC Chr. | 8th millennium BC Chr. | 7th millennium BC Chr. ►

 Map with all linked sites: OSM | WikiMap

The 8th millennium BC Chr. Describes the period from 8000 v. BC to 7000 BC Chr.

Reconstruction of the interior of a building in the Çatalhöyük settlement

Events

• Around 8000 BC Chr .: Agriculture ( millet and rice ), pottery production and stone grinding techniques in northern and southern China .
• Around 7400 BC Chr .: urban culture in Çatalhöyük ( Anatolia )
• Around 8000 BC Chr .: Settlements in Ærø in Denmark were founded
• Around 8000 BC Chr .: Settlements in Akure , Nigeria were established
• Around 8000 BC Chr .: Settlements in Buskerud in Norway were established

Personalities

• Man from Koelbjerg
• Kennewick man

Inventions and discoveries

• Around 8000 BC Chr .: Domestication of domestic cattle in what is now southern Turkey
• Around 8000 BC Chr .: Domestication of domestic goats in the Middle East
• Around 7500 BC The house cat was possibly domesticated on Cyprus .

Web links

Commons : 8th millennium BC Chr.  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Koelbjerg Woman . In: Archeology.org . Retrieved March 4, 2012.
2. ↑ Angela von den Driesch and Joris Peters: History of veterinary medicine: 5000 years of veterinary medicine. Schattauer Verlag, 2003, ISBN 3-7945-2169-2 , p. 5
3. ↑ Angela von den Driesch and Joris Peters: History of veterinary medicine: 5000 years of veterinary medicine. Schattauer Verlag, 2003, ISBN 3-7945-2169-2 , p. 5
4. ↑ Goat farming . In: Landwirtschaft.ch . Retrieved March 4, 2012.
5. ↑ John Pickrell: Oldest Known Pet Cat? 9,500-year-old Burial Found on Cyprus . In: National Geographic , April 8, 2004. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
6. ^ Marsha Walton: Ancient burial looks like human and pet cat . In: CNN International , April 9, 2004. Retrieved March 4, 2012.