Events
- c. 5000 BC: Pelasgians migrate to the Balkans
- 5000–4500 BC: Għar Dalam phase of Neolithic farmers on Malta, possibly immigrant farmers from the Agrigento region of Sicily
- 5000–4000 BC: Bowl, from Banpo, near Xi'an, Shaanxi, is made. Neolithic period. Yangshao culture. It is now kept at Banpo Museum.
- 5000–2000 BC: Neolithic period in China
- 4900–4600 BC: Arrangements of circular ditches are built in Central Europe
- 4800 BC: Dimini culture replaces the Sesklo culture in Thessaly (4800–4000 BC)
- c. 4500 BC: Settlement of Chirokitia dates from this period
- c. 4500 BC: Ending of Neolithic IA (the Aceramic) in Cyprus
- c. 4350 BC: Kikai Caldera forms in a massive VEI7 eruption.
- 4300 BC: Theta Boötis became the nearest visible star to the celestial north pole. It remained the closest until 3942 BC when it was replaced by Thuban.
- c. 4250–3750 BC: Menhir alignments at Menec, Carnac, France are made
- 4200 BC: Date of Mesolithic examples of Naalebinding found in Denmark, marking spread of technology to Northern Europe (Bender 1990)
- 4100–3500 BC: New wave of immigration to Malta from Sicily leads to the Żebbuġ and Mġarr phases, and to the Ġgantija phase of temple builders
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