NEO & Paleolithic Era

From living in caves to settling in areas with distinct climates.

• 8,000 BCE

  to

  4,000 BCE

• 2,000 BCE

• Neolithic Era

Switch to smaller game, settling in one place, pastoralism and beginnings of agriculture.

• 8,000 BCE

  to

  4,000 BCE

• 2,000 BCE

• Neolithic Era

  2

• Neolithic Era

  1

• Neolithic Era

  3

Neolithic Era begins and ends.

• 8,000 BCE

  to

  4,000 BCE

• 2,000 BCE

• Neolithic Era

  2

• Neolithic Era

  1

• Neolithic Era

  3

Neolithic Era begins and ends.

• 8,000 BCE

  to

  4,000 BCE

• 2,000 BCE

• Neolithic Era

  2

• Neolithic Era

  1

• Neolithic Era

  3

Southern America Era

• 8,000 BCE

• 6,000 BCE

• Neolithic Era

  Advancements

• 5,000 BCE

• 4,000 BCE

Pottery present in Colombia.

• 8,000 BCE

• 6,000 BCE

• Neolithic Era

  Advancements

• 5,000 BCE

• 4,000 BCE

Hunter gatherers adapt to Andean environments.

• 8,000 BCE

• 6,000 BCE

• Neolithic Era

  Advancements

• 5,000 BCE

• 4,000 BCE

South America Era

• 8,000 BCE

• 6,000 BCE

• Neolithic Era

  Advancements

• 5,000 BCE

• 4,000 BCE

Ritual burials and artificial mummification began in coastal Chile (preservation of the dead).

• 8,000 BCE

• 6,000 BCE

• Neolithic Era

  Advancements

• 5,000 BCE

• 4,000 BCE

Domestication of plants and animals, fewer herding than in Eurasia, terrace farming in Peru and Mexico. Chinampas in Mexico, Irrigation systems that depends on the place, forest gardens, wild harvesting.

• 8,000 BCE

• 6,000 BCE

• Neolithic Era

  Advancements

• 5,000 BCE

• 4,000 BCE