303 유적지
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12k 기원전 — 1500 서기
역사 시대
Prehistoric
3000000 기원전 – 3300 기원전
3 유적지
Paleolithic
3000000 기원전 – 10000 기원전
14 유적지
Mesolithic
10000 기원전 – 7000 기원전
4 유적지
Neolithic
10000 기원전 – 3000 기원전
29 유적지
Chalcolithic
5000 기원전 – 3000 기원전
12 유적지
Bronze Age
3300 기원전 – 1200 기원전
53 유적지
Iron Age
1200 기원전 – 550 기원전
56 유적지
Classical
800 기원전 – 323 기원전
111 유적지
Hellenistic
323 기원전 – 31 기원전
94 유적지
Roman
31 기원전 – 476 서기
116 유적지
Late Antique
200 서기 – 700 서기
54 유적지
Early Medieval
500 서기 – 1000 서기
42 유적지
Byzantine
330 서기 – 1453 서기
45 유적지
High Medieval
1000 서기 – 1500 서기
31 유적지
Medieval
500 서기 – 1500 서기
55 유적지
Ottoman
1299 서기 – 1922 서기
3 유적지
Early Modern
1500 서기 – 1800 서기
18 유적지
Pre-Columbian
2000 기원전 – 1500 서기
43 유적지
Dynastic Egypt
3100 기원전 – 332 기원전
11 유적지
Imperial China
221 기원전 – 1912 서기
9 유적지
문명
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.