37th century BC

Millennium: 4th millennium BC
Centuries:
Timelines:
State leaders:
  • 38th century BC
  • 37th century BC
  • 36th century BC
Decades:
  • 3690s BC
  • 3680s BC
  • 3670s BC
  • 3660s BC
  • 3650s BC
  • 3640s BC
  • 3630s BC
  • 3620s BC
  • 3610s BC
  • 3600s BC
Categories: Births – Deaths
Establishments – Disestablishments

The 37th century BC was a century which lasted from the year 3700 BC to 3601 BC.

Events

  • 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]
  • The Maykop culture, a major Bronze Age archaeological culture in the Western Caucasus region of Southern Russia, began around 3700 BC.
  • Lothal of Indus Valley Civilization in India (3700 BCE).

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". The Washington Post. Highbeam Research. December 6, 1993. Retrieved September 2, 2012. (subscription required)
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