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The timeline of historic inventions is a chronological list of particularly important or significant technological inventions and their inventors, where known. Paleolithic The dates listed in this section refer to the earliest evidence of an invention found and dated by archaeologists (or in a few cases, suggested by indirect evidence). Dates are often approximate and change as more research is done, reported and seen. Older examples of any given technology are often found. The locations listed are for the site where the earliest solid evidence has been found, but especially for the earlier inventions, there is little certainty how close that may be to where the invention took place. Lower Paleolithic The Lower Paleolithic period lasted over 3 million years, and corresponds to the human genus prior to the emergence of Homo sapiens. The original divergence between humans and chimpanzees occurred 13 (Mya), however interbreeding continued until as recently as 4 Ma, with the first species clearly belonging to the human (and not chimpanzee) lineage being Australopithecus anamensis. This time period is characterized as an ice age with regular periodic warmer periods – interglacial episodes. Some species are controversial among paleoanthropologists, who disagree whether they are species on their own or not. Here Homo ergaster is included under Homo erectus, while Homo rhodesiensis is included under Homo heidelbergensis. 3.3 Mya - 2.6 Mya: Stone tools - found in modern day Kenya are older and only found on the archetype road. Ancient stone tools from Ethiopia (Oldowan) were hand-crafted by Australopithecus or related people. 2.3 Mya: Earliest likely control of fire and cooking, by Homo habilis 1.76 Mya: Advanced (Acheulean) stone tools in Kenya by Homo erectus 1.75 Mya - 150 kya: Varying estimates for the origin of language 1.5 Mya: Bone tools in Africa by Homo erectus 900 kya - 40 kya: Boats 500 kya: Hafting in South Africa by Homo heidelbergensis 450 kya - 500 kya: Woodworking construction in Zambia by Homo heidelbergensis 400 kya: Pigments in Zambia by Homo heidelbergensis 400 kya - 300 kya: Spears in Germany likely by Homo heidelbergensis Middle Paleolithic The dawn of Homo sapiens around 300 kya coincides with the start of the Middle Paleolithic period. Towards the middle of this 250,000-year period, humans begin to migrate out of Africa, and the later part of the period shows the beginning of long-distance trade, religious rites and other behavior associated with Behavioral modernity. 320 kya: The trade and long-distance transportation of resources (e.g. obsidian), use of pigments, and possible making of projectile points in Kenya 279 kya: Early stone-tipped projectile weapons in Ethiopia 200 kya: Glue in Central Italy by Neanderthals. More complicated compound adhesives developed by Homo sapiens have been found from c. 70 kya Sibudu, South Africa and have been regarded as a sign of cognitive advancement. 200 kya: Beds in South Africa. 170 kya - 83 kya: Clothing (among anatomically modern humans in Africa). Some other evidence suggests that humans may have begun wearing clothing as far back as 100,000 to 500,000 years ago. 164 kya - 47 kya: Heat treating of stone blades in South Africa. 135 kya - 100 kya: Beads in Israel and Algeria 100 kya: Compound paints made in South Africa 100 kya: Funerals (in the form of burial) in Israel 90 kya: Harpoons in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 70 kya - 60 kya: Oldest arrows (and evidence of bow-and-arrow technology), and oldest needle, at Sibudu, South Africa 61 kya - 62 kya: Cave painting in Spain by Neanderthal Upper Paleolithic to Early Mesolithic 50 ka has been regarded by some as the beginning of behavioral modernity, defining the Upper Paleolithic period, which lasted nearly 40,000 years (though some research dates the beginning of behavioral modernity earlier to the Middle Paleolithic). This is characterized by the widespread observation of religious rites, artistic expression and the appearance of tools made for purely intellectual or artistic pursuits. 49 kya – 30 kya: Ground stone tools – fragments of an axe in Australia date to 49–45 ka, more appear in Japan closer to 30 ka, and elsewhere closer to the Neolithic. 47 kya: The oldest-known mines in the world are from Eswatini, and extracted hematite for the production of the red pigment ochre. 45 kya – 9 kya: Earliest evidence of shoes, suggested by changes in foot bone morphology in China by Tianyuan Man. The earliest physical shoes found so far are bark sandals dated to 10 to 9 kya in Fort Rock Cave, United States. 44 kya – 42 kya: Tally sticks (see Lebombo bone) in Eswatini 42 kya: Flute in Germany 37 kya: Mortar and pestle in Southwest Asia 36 kya: Weaving – Indirect evidence from Moravia and Georgia. The earliest actual piece of woven cloth was found in Çatalhöyük, Turkey. 33 kya - 10 kya: Star chart in France and Spain 28 kya: Rope 26 kya: Ceramics in Europe 23 kya: Domestication of the dog in Siberia. 22 kya: Fishing hook in Okinawa Island modern day Japan. 16 kya: Pottery in China 14.5 kya: Bread in Jordan Agricultural and proto-agricultural eras The end of the Last Glacial Period ("ice age") and the beginning of the Holocene around 11.7 ka coincide with the Agricultural Revolution, marking the beginning of the agricultural era, which persisted there until the industrial revolution. Neolithic and Late Mesolithic During the Neolithic period, lasting 8400 years, stone remained the predominant material for toolmaking, although copper and arsenic bronze were developed towards the end of this period. 10,000 BC - 9000 BC: Agriculture in the Fertile Crescent 10,000 BC - 9000 BC: Domestication of sheep in Southwest Asia (followed shortly by pigs, goats and cattle) 9000 BC - 6000 BC: Domestication of rice in China 9000 BC: Oldest known surviving building – Göbekli Tepe, in Turkey 9000 BC: Mudbricks, and clay mortar in Jericho. 8400 BC: Oldest known water well in Cyprus. 8000 BC – 7500 BC: Proto-city – large permanent settlements, such as Tell es-Sultan (Jericho) and Çatalhöyük, Turkey. 7000 BC: Alcohol fermentation – specifically mead, in China 7000 BC: Sled dog and Dog sled, in Siberia. 7000 BC: Tanned leather in Mehrgarh, Pakistan. 6500 BC: Evidence of lead smelting in Çatalhöyük, Turkey 6000 BC: Kiln in Mesopotamia (Iraq) 6th millennium BC: Irrigation in Khuzistan, Iran 6000 BC - 3200 BC: Proto-writing in present-day Egypt, Iraq, Romania, China, India and Pakistan. 5500 BC: Sailing - pottery depictions of sail boats, in Mesopotamia, and later ancient Egypt 5000 BC: Copper smelting in Serbia 5000 BC: Seawall in Tel Hreiz. 5th millennium BC: Lacquer in China 5000 BC: Cotton thread, in Mehrgarh, Pakistan, connecting the copper beads of a bracelet. 5000 BC – 4500 BC: Rowing oars in China 4650 BC: Copper-tin bronze found at the Pločnik (Serbia) site, and belonging to the Vinča culture, believed to be produced from smelting a natural tin baring copper ore, S.... 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