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Event archaeological Africa

Laas Geel

3000 BCE

Remarkably preserved Neolithic cave paintings in Somaliland depicting herders and decorated cattle.

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Standing in 3000 BCE

Records whose own span was running in this exact year.

Egypt Polity · Middle East 3000 BCE – 2026 CE Dravidians Polity · South Asia 3000 BCE – 700 BCE Austronesians Polity · Oceania 3000 BCE – 400 BCE Taï National Park Landmark · Africa 3000 BCE – still standing Rwenzori Mountains Landmark · Africa 3000 BCE – still standing Serengeti National Park Landmark · Africa 3000 BCE – still standing

Around the same time

The nearest dated moments on either side.

3000 BCE Göbekli Tepe 3000 BCE Stonehenge 3000 BCE Troy 3000 BCE Akrotiri 3000 BCE Newgrange 3000 BCE Byblos