274 sites
Ancient Civilizations Timeline
Explore 12,000 years of human history through eras and civilizations — anchored to 319 published archaeological sites with exact dates.
Atlas Anatolia
Historical Eras
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12k BCE — 1500 CE
Roman
31 BCE – 476 CE
110 archaeological sites in the atlas are linked to this period — from settlements and temples to fortresses and monuments.
Sites
110
Span
507 years
Density
217
sites / 1k yrs
Historical Eras
Prehistoric
3000000 BCE – 3300 BCE
3 sites
Paleolithic
3000000 BCE – 10000 BCE
10 sites
Mesolithic
10000 BCE – 7000 BCE
2 sites
Neolithic
10000 BCE – 3000 BCE
21 sites
Chalcolithic
5000 BCE – 3000 BCE
7 sites
Bronze Age
3300 BCE – 1200 BCE
48 sites
Iron Age
1200 BCE – 550 BCE
51 sites
Classical
800 BCE – 323 BCE
104 sites
Hellenistic
323 BCE – 31 BCE
89 sites
Roman
31 BCE – 476 CE
110 sites
Late Antique
200 CE – 700 CE
50 sites
Byzantine
330 CE – 1453 CE
42 sites
Early Medieval
500 CE – 1000 CE
35 sites
Medieval
500 CE – 1500 CE
49 sites
High Medieval
1000 CE – 1500 CE
28 sites
Ottoman
1299 CE – 1922 CE
3 sites
Early Modern
1500 CE – 1800 CE
18 sites
Pre-Columbian
2000 BCE – 1500 CE
39 sites
Dynastic Egypt
3100 BCE – 332 BCE
10 sites
Imperial China
221 BCE – 1912 CE
8 sites