1000–901 BC34 events9 regions
10th century BC
In the 10th century BC: 34 events across 9 regions, including Shoshenq I and the Libyan 22nd Dynasty, Division of the kingdom: Israel and Judah, Adad-nirari II: beginning of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
Events
Western and Central Europe
- Proto-Villanovan culturec. 1175 BC – c. 960 BC
- Golden cone of Ezelsdorf-Buchbetween 1000 and 900 BC
- Villanovan culturebetween 960 and 900 BC – c. 720 BC
- Talaiotic culture of the Balearic Islandsbetween 1000 and 850 BC – 123 BC
Eastern Europe
- Chernoles culturebetween 1025 and 900 BC – c. 700 BC
Balkans and Anatolia
- Toumba building and burials at Lefkandic. 950 BC
- Carchemish under the House of Suhibetween 1000 and 950 BC – 848 BC
- Early Phrygian citadel at Gordionbetween 1000 and 900 BC – c. 800 BC
Middle East and Egypt
- Fortified town of Khirbet Qeiyafabetween 1020 and 980 BC
- Ahiram sarcophagus inscription at Byblosc. 1000 BC
- Hiram I and the rise of Tyrebetween 980 and 969 BC – between 947 and 936 BC
- First Temple in Jerusalem attributed to Solomonbetween 970 and 931 BC
- Gezer calendarbetween 1000 and 901 BC
- Shoshenq I and the Libyan 22nd Dynastyc. 943 BC – c. 922 BC
- Division of the kingdom: Israel and Judahbetween 931 and 922 BC
- Shoshenq I's campaign in Canaanc. 925 BC
- Ashur-dan II begins the Assyrian recovery934–912 BC
- Copper smelting at Khirbat en-Nahasc. 1000 BC – c. 840 BC
- Apiary at Tel Rehovbetween 950 and 880 BC
- Adad-nirari II: beginning of the Neo-Assyrian Empire911 BC
Africa
East Asia
- King Zhao's southern campaigns and death at the Han Riverbetween 977 and 957 BC
- Reign of King Mu of Zhoubetween 976 and 956 BC – between 922 and 918 BC
- Shi Qiang panbetween 922 and 900 BC
- Upper Xiajiadian culturec. 1000 BC – c. 600 BC
Southeast Asia and Oceania
- Bronze Age elite burials at Ban Non Watc. 1000 BC – c. 800 BC
- Teouma Lapita cemetery on Efatec. 990 BC – c. 760 BC
- Dong Son culture and bronze-drum networksc. 1000 BC – c. 100
- Sa Huỳnh culturec. 1000 BC – c. 200
North America
- From Pre-Dorset to Dorset in the eastern Arcticbetween 1000 and 850 BC – between 750 and 400 BC
- Adena burial and mound-building traditionsc. 1000 BC – c. 100
Latin America
- Early ceremonial plaza at Ceibalbetween 1000 and 950 BC
- Decline of Olmec San Lorenzobetween 1000 and 900 BC
- Monumental platform of Aguada Fénixc. 1000 BC – c. 800 BC
Still going on
Processes that began earlier and continued through this period
- Saqqaq culturec. 2500 BC – c. 800 BC · North America
- Tichitt tradition of the Mauritanian escarpmentsc. 2000 BC – c. 400 BC · Africa
- Early Mumun farming villages in Koreac. 1500 BC – c. 850 BC · East Asia
- Karasuk culturec. 1500 BC – c. 800 BC · Central and Northern Asia
- Gandhara grave culture of Swatc. 1400 BC – c. 800 BC · South Asia
- Bilozerka culturec. 1200 BC – c. 900 BC · Eastern Europe
- Lapita cultural complexc. 1600 BC – c. 500 BC · Southeast Asia and Oceania
- The Kuru realm and the collection of the Vedasc. 1200 BC – c. 900 BC · South Asia
- Gajiganna culture of the Lake Chad plainsc. 1800 BC – between 500 and 1 BC · Africa
- Urnfield culturec. 1300 BC – c. 750 BC · Western and Central Europe
- Irrigation canals of Las Capasc. 1200 BC – c. 800 BC · North America
- Protogeometric pottery of Athensc. 1025 BC – c. 900 BC · Balkans and Anatolia
- Jinsha, centre of ancient Shuc. 1200 BC – between 800 and 650 BC · East Asia
- Deer stones and khirigsuurs of Mongoliac. 1200 BC – c. 700 BC · Central and Northern Asia
- Painted Grey Ware culturec. 1200 BC – between 600 and 500 BC · South Asia
- Chorrera culture of Ecuadorc. 1300 BC – c. 300 BC · Latin America
- Koban culture of the Caucasusc. 1200 BC – c. 350 BC · Eastern Europe
- Nok culturec. 1500 BC – c. 1 BC · Africa
- Meadowood interaction spherec. 1050 BC – c. 450 BC · North America
- Temple centre of Chavín de Huántarbetween 1200 and 900 BC – between 500 and 250 BC · Latin America