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Wednesday, August 11, 2021
This post is a list of cradles of civilization. There are 6 locations listed below alphabetically. License: CC BY-SA 3.0
Andes
"The earliest evidence of agriculture in the Andean region dates to around 4700 BC at Huaca Prieta and Paredones." (Wikipedia: Cradle of Civilization, 8.16.21 UTC 21:55)
Mesopotamia
"Around 10,200 BC the first fully developed Neolithic cultures belonging to the phases Pre-Pottery Neolithic A and Pre-Pottery Neolithic B appeared in the Fertile Crescent..." (Wikipedia: Cradle of Civilization, 8.16.21 UTC 21:55)
China
"Early evidence for Chinese millet agriculture is dated to around 7000 BC with the earliest evidence of cultivated rice found at Chengtoushan near the Yangtze River, dated 6500 BC" (Wikipedia: Cradle of Civilization, 8.16.21 UTC 21:55)
Egypt
"The oldest fully developed Neolithic culture in Egypt is Fayum A culture that began around 5500 BC." (Wikipedia: Cradle of Civilization, 8.16.21 UTC 21:55)
India
"One of the earliest Neolithic sites in the Indian subcontinent is Bhirrana along the ancient Ghaggar-Hakra riverine system... dating around 7600 BC" (Wikipedia: Cradle of Civilization, 8.16.21 UTC 21:55)
Mesoamerica
"The Coxcatlan caves in the Valley of Tehuacán provide evidence for agriculture in components dated between 5000 and 3400 BC." (Wikipedia: Cradle of Civilization, 8.16.21 UTC 21:55)