37th century BC

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Millennium: 4th millennium BC
Centuries:
Decades: 3690s BC 3680s BC 3670s BC 3660s BC 3650s BC
3640s BC 3630s BC 3620s BC 3610s BC 3600s BC
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Establishments – Disestablishments

Events

Map of Minoan Crete
  • In the south of England, a rapid expansion of monument building occurred around 3700 BC.[1]
  • In the city of Uruk, southern Mesopotamia, groups of tokens representing commercial transactions begin to be enclosed in hollow clay balls and kept in archives.[2]

References

  1. "Archaeology dating technique uncovers 'property boom' of 3700 BC". The Guardian. June 6, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2011. 
  2. "From lumps of clay to arithmetic and grammar". Washington Post. Highbeam Research. December 6, 1993. Retrieved September 2, 2012.  (subscription required)
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