35th century BC

The 35th century BC in the Near East sees the gradual transition from the Chalcolithic to the Early Bronze Age. Proto-writing enters transitional stage, developing towards writing proper. Wheeled vehicles are now known beyond Mesopotamia, having spread north of the Caucasus and to Europe.

Millennium:	4th millennium BC
Centuries:	36th century BC 35th century BC 34th century BC
Timelines:	36th century BC 35th century BC 34th century BC
State leaders:	36th century BC 35th century BC 34th century BC
Decades:	3490s BC 3480s BC 3470s BC 3460s BC 3450s BC 3440s BC 3430s BC 3420s BC 3410s BC 3400s BC
Categories:	Births – Deaths Establishments – Disestablishments

Cultures

The head of EA 32751 ("Ginger") showing the preserved hair. Photo taken in 2011.

• Susa (Iran since 7000 BC)
• Uruk period (Sumer)
• Naqada IIb (Ancient Egypt)
• Early Minoan I
• Sredny Stog culture (final phase)
• Yamna culture (early phase)
• Cucuteni culture
• Vinča culture
• Megalithic Europe (Atlantic fringe)
• Nuragic civilization (Sardinia)
• Comb Ceramic culture
• Funnelbeaker culture
• Yangshao culture

Artifacts

Only approximate dating is usually possible for mid-4th millennium artifacts.

• Kish tablet
• Bronocice pot
• Ginger (mummy)

Events

• The Sahara desert starts to form from semi-arid savannah, through desertification.
• c. 3500 BC: First known zoo at Hierakonpolis.
• c. 3400 BC: Sumerian temple record keepers redesign the stamp seal in the form of a cylinder.
• c. 3500 BC: Pictographic proto-writing starts developing towards writing proper in Sumer, thus starting what is technically considered history.
• c. 3500 BC: The first monument of which there is still a trace (Duma na nGiall) is built on the Hill of Tara, the ancient seat of the High King of Ireland.[1]
• c. 3500 BC: Tin is discovered.
• c. 3500 BC: Eruption of Mount Isarog in the Philippines

Sovereign States

See: List of sovereign states in the 35th century BC.

References

1. Memory and Monuments at the Hill of Tara by Erin McDonald, Chronika Journal