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African Event | Years Ago |
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Ishango Bone | 27,000 |
Star Gazing | 40,000 |
Rock Art | 53,000 |
Microiths | 75,000 |
Mining | 90,000 |
Jewelry Beads | 90,000 |
Incised pieces | 95,000 |
Barbed Points | 100,000 |
Long Distance Exchange | 125,000 |
Shell Fishing | 140,000 |
Points | 250,000 |
Pigment Processing | 250,000 |
Grind Stones | 250,000 |
Blades | 250,000 |
African Event | Years Ago |
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Domestication of Wheat & Barley(Ethiopia) | 8,000BCE |
Africa's oldest dugout boat(Nigeria) | 8,000BCE |
Africa's oldest pottery(Mali-West Africa) | 9400-11,400BCE |
Domestication of Wild grasses(Ethiopia & Nubia) | 10-13,000BCE |
Painted stone slabs(Nambia) | 26,000BCE |
Decorated Octrich egg shells(Nambia) | 35,00BCE |
ShellJewelry,Cosmetics,Inscriptions(S,E,W,and Central Africa) | 75-100,000BCE |
Ancient Cities of the Niger River |
Secrets of Ancient Egypt ships |
Basil Davidson - Nile Valley Civilization |
The history of the Kongo: From the earliest times to today |
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