Events and Discoveries
– Stele with the name of Djet is created.
– Image of a deity from the Neolithic period is discovered in Yuyao, Zhejiang.
– Early remains from Aniba in Nubia are found.
– Early agriculture begins in North Africa.
– Early Harappan period continues in the Indus Valley.
– Hieroglyphic writing is developed in Egypt.
– Potters wheel is invented in China.
– Pottery is first made in the Americas (Ecuador).
– Sumerians establish cities.
– Sumerians start working with various metals.
Architecture
– Architecture developments in the 30th century BC.
References
– G.L. Possehl’s research on the Early Harappan phase.
– Erin McDonald’s study on memory and monuments at the Hill of Tara.
– National Geographic article on the Bronze Age Aegean.
– History Guild’s explanation of the Austronesian Expansion.
– Tata & Howard’s history of dams from ancient times to today.
Miscellaneous
– Cycladic civilization begins in the Aegean Sea.
– Helladic period starts.
– Aegean Bronze Age begins.
– Jawa, Jordan is founded along with the world’s first known dam.
– Troy is founded (according to Manfred Korfmann’s interpretation).
Noteworthy Concepts
– The development of hieroglyphic writing in Egypt.
– The invention of the potters wheel in China.
– The establishment of cities by the Sumerians.
– The beginning of early agriculture in North Africa.
– The continuation of the Early Harappan period in the Indus Valley. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3000_BCE
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The 30th century BC was a century that lasted from the year 3000 BC to 2901 BC.
