Timeline of Historic Inventions - Prehistoric

Prehistoric

Further information: Outline of prehistoric technology

Note that the dates in the Paleolithic era are approximate and refer to the earliest discovered use of an invention, and may change as new research is created and older sites are found.

  • 1.8 million years ago: Fire and then cooking
  • 500 thousand years ago (ka): Shelter construction
  • 400 ka: Pigments in Zambia
  • 400 ka: Spears in Germany
  • 200 ka: Glue in Italy
  • 160–40 ka: Burial
  • 110 ka: Beads in Israel
  • 60 ka: Bow
  • 36 ka: Cloth woven from flax fiber in Georgia
  • 35 ka: Flute in Germany
  • 28 ka: twisted rope
  • 16 ka: Pottery in China
  • 6000 BC: Kiln in Mesopotamia
  • 5000 - 4500 BC: Lacquer in China
  • 3630 BC: Sericulture in China
  • 3000 BC: Cuneiform in Mesopotamia
  • 3000 BC: Bronze in Mesopotamia
  • 3000 BC: Papyrus in Egypt

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