The 6th millennium BC spanned the years 6000 BC to 5001 BC (c. 8 ka to c. 7 ka). It is impossible to precisely date events that happened around the time of this millennium and all dates mentioned here are estimates mostly based on geological and anthropological analysis.

The 5th millennium BC spanned the years (5000 BC - 4001 BC) (c. 7 ka to c. 6 ka), that is, inclusive of 5000 BC but exclusive of 4000 BC. It is impossible to precisely date events that happened around the time of this millennium and all dates mentioned here are estimates mostly based on geological and anthropological analysis.

3500 BC Sumerians Develop A Phonetic Alphabet - The Sumerians were the first group to develop a written alphabet. Archeologists have discovered thousands of clay tablets with Sumerian writing cauneform on them.

In the period 6500–5500 B.C., a farming society emerged in northern Mesopotamia and Syria which shared a common culture and produced pottery that is among the finest ever made in the Near East. This culture is known as Halaf, after the site of Tell Halaf in northeastern Syria where it was first identified.

2003年10月1日 · In the period 5500–4000 B.C., much of Mesopotamia shared a common culture, called Ubaid after the site where evidence for it was first found. Characterized by a distinctive type of pottery, this culture originated on the flat alluvial plains of southern Mesopotamia (ancient Iraq) around 6200 B.C.

5500 BC – First recorded appearance of drums made from alligator skins. They were originally made in Neolithic cultures from China, but that knowledge reached entire Asia in the next few millennia. 3000 BC – Bronze Dong Son drums were made in northern Vietnam.

2024年2月21日 · The Trypillian Culture, flourishing in Eastern Europe during the Neolithic period (circa 5500 BC to 2750 BC), is renowned for its extensive settlements, refined ceramics, and enigmatic rituals. Characterized by intricately adorned pottery and communal living, it illuminates the cultural landscape of prehistoric Eastern Europe.

2019年5月19日 · The Predynastic Period is divided into four separate phases: the Early Predynastic, which ranges from the 6th to 5th millennium BCE (approximately 5500-4000 BCE); the Old Predynastic, which ranges from 4500 to 3500 BCE (the time overlap is due to diversity along the length of the Nile); the Middle Predynastic, which roughly goes from 3500-3200 ...

2013年7月5日 · There is evidence in these later Epipaleolithic sites of a population explosion around 5500 BC, possibly due to the development of true agriculture as well as animal domestication. In a very short time, geologically speaking, the people had gone from savanna nomads to riverdwellers, making a very efficient adaptation to the new environment.

2012年6月5日 · The period between 6500 and 5500 BC is a period of profound transformations in the Prehistory of Asia Minor with ramifications far beyond the peninsula.