35th century BC
# 35th century BC

The 35th century BC in the Near East sees the gradual transition from the Chalcolithic to the Early Bronze Age. Proto-writing enters transitional stage, developing towards writing proper. Wheeled vehicles are now known beyond Mesopotamia, having spread north of the Caucasus and to Europe.

## Cultures

* Susa (Iran since 7000 BC)
* Uruk period (Sumer)
* Naqada IIb (Ancient Egypt)
* Early Minoan I
* Sredny Stog culture (final phase)
* Yamna culture (early phase)
* Cucuteni culture
* Vinča culture
* Megalithic Europe (Atlantic fringe)
* Nuragic civilization (Sardinia)
* Comb Ceramic culture
* Funnelbeaker culture
* Yangshao culture

## Artifacts

Only approximate dating is usually possible for mid-4th millennium artifacts.

* Kish tablet
* Bronocice pot
* Ginger (mummy)
* Knap of Howar

## Events

* The Sahara desert starts to form from semi-arid savannah, through desertification.
* c. 3500 BC: First known zoo at Hierakonpolis.
* c. 3400 BC: Sumerian temple record keepers redesign the stamp seal in the form of a cylinder.
* c. 3500 BC: Pictographic proto-writing starts developing towards writing proper in Sumer, thus starting what is technically considered history.
* c. 3500 BC: The first monument of which there is still a trace (Duma na nGiall) is built on the Hill of Tara, the ancient seat of the High King of Ireland.
* c. 3500 BC: Tin is discovered.
* c. 3500 BC: The Eruption of Mount Isarog in the Philippines.
* c. 3500 BC: The Sumerians develop a logographic script, cuneiform
