303 遺跡
遺跡に連動したインタラクティブ年表
12,000年にわたる古代文明をスクラブ — 303の発掘済み遺跡に基づく時代と帝国、年代、地図、証拠評価付き。
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歴史時代
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12k 紀元前 — 1500 西暦
歴史時代
Prehistoric
3000000 紀元前 – 3300 紀元前
3 遺跡
Paleolithic
3000000 紀元前 – 10000 紀元前
14 遺跡
Mesolithic
10000 紀元前 – 7000 紀元前
4 遺跡
Neolithic
10000 紀元前 – 3000 紀元前
29 遺跡
Chalcolithic
5000 紀元前 – 3000 紀元前
12 遺跡
Bronze Age
3300 紀元前 – 1200 紀元前
53 遺跡
Iron Age
1200 紀元前 – 550 紀元前
56 遺跡
Classical
800 紀元前 – 323 紀元前
111 遺跡
Hellenistic
323 紀元前 – 31 紀元前
94 遺跡
Roman
31 紀元前 – 476 西暦
116 遺跡
Late Antique
200 西暦 – 700 西暦
54 遺跡
Early Medieval
500 西暦 – 1000 西暦
42 遺跡
Byzantine
330 西暦 – 1453 西暦
45 遺跡
High Medieval
1000 西暦 – 1500 西暦
31 遺跡
Medieval
500 西暦 – 1500 西暦
55 遺跡
Ottoman
1299 西暦 – 1922 西暦
3 遺跡
Early Modern
1500 西暦 – 1800 西暦
18 遺跡
Pre-Columbian
2000 紀元前 – 1500 西暦
43 遺跡
Dynastic Egypt
3100 紀元前 – 332 紀元前
11 遺跡
Imperial China
221 紀元前 – 1912 西暦
9 遺跡
文明
How to read this ancient civilizations timeline
An ancient civilizations timeline is a chronological map of complex societies — when they emerge, overlap, and fade — anchored here to excavated sites rather than textbook cartoons. Scrub the axis, open an era, then a civilization page. Wikipedia’s lists are encyclopedias; this page is a working atlas: dates jump to real coordinates, evidence grades, and a compare tool.
Compare civilizations on the map
Göbekli Tepe vs Stonehenge
Pre-Pottery Neolithic T-pillars against a later British stone circle — dating contrast, not sameness.
Egypt and Sumer
Two early urban worlds on different rivers; open civilization timelines for Egypt and Sumer beside the compare set.
Greece and Rome
Sanctuary and amphitheatre as civic machines — then jump to each civilization’s full site list.
Khmer and Maya
Two tropical urban traditions now both reshaped by LiDAR. Start at Angkor Wat, then the Maya timeline.
Related hubs
Ancient civilizations timeline FAQ
What is an ancient civilizations timeline?
An ancient civilizations timeline orders complex societies by date — Sumer, Egypt, the Indus, China, Mesoamerica, the Andes — so you can see overlap instead of a single “torch” passed around the Mediterranean. Atlas Anatolia’s timeline is interactive and anchored to 303 excavated sites.
Which civilization is usually considered the oldest?
Sumerian city life in southern Mesopotamia is the usual textbook start, with Uruk urban by the late fourth millennium BCE. Caral in Peru and early Indus cities reach comparable complexity within a few centuries. “Oldest” depends on whether you require writing, cities, or monuments.
Why is the Atlas timeline better than a static chart?
A static chart cannot open a site dossier. Here each era and civilization links to mapped places with evidence ratings, then to a compare tool. The companion essay “The Complete Timeline of Ancient Civilizations” is the narrative; this page is the working index.
Can I compare two civilizations side by side?
Yes. Use atlasanatolia.com/compare with any published sites — presets on this page include Göbekli Tepe vs Stonehenge, Egypt and Sumer, Greece and Rome, and Angkor with Tikal. Civilization pages also offer a compare set when two well-known sites exist.