More info about 10,000 BC
This article is about the period. For Roland Emmerich's 2008 film, see 10,000 BC (film). For more remote dates, see Early prehistory. Millennia: 11th millennium BC · 10th millennium BC · 9th millennium BC Centuries: 100th century BC · 99th century BC · 98th century BC · 97th century BC · 96th century BC · 95th century BC · 94th century BC · 93rd century BC · 92nd century BC · 91st century BC
The 10th millennium BC marks the beginning of the Mesolithic and Epipaleolithic period, which is the first part of the Holocene epoch. Agriculture, based on the cultivation of primitive forms of millet and rice, occurred in Southwest Asia.[1] Although agriculture was being developed in the Armenian Highlands and the Fertile Crescent, it would not be widely practiced for another 2,000 years.[citation needed] Pottery was produced in Japan and North Africa.[citation needed]
The world population was likely below 5 million people,[citation needed] most of whom were hunter-gatherer communities scattered over all continents except Antarctica. The proto-Lapita migration reached the Pacific islands. The Würm glaciation ended, and the beginning interglacial, which endures to this day, allowed the re-settlement of northern regions. The most recent Ice Age ended circa 10,000 BC, and the world entered a period of global warming which continues to this day.
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