800–701 BC56 events11 regions
8th century BC
In the 8th century BC: 56 events across 11 regions, including The Greeks adopt the alphabet, Monumental platform of Aguada Fénix, Arzhan-1 royal barrow in Tuva.
Events
Western and Central Europe
- Urnfield culturec. 1300 BC – c. 750 BC
- Villanovan culturebetween 960 and 900 BC – c. 720 BC
- Founding of Rome753 BC (?)
- Fortified lake settlement at Biskupinbetween 747 and 722 BC
- Greek colonies of Naxos and Syracuse founded in Sicily733 BC (?)
- Nestor's Cup: early Greek verse at Pithekoussaibetween 735 and 710 BC
- Hallstatt culture: the Early Iron Age of Central Europec. 800 BC – c. 450 BC
Eastern Europe
- Chernogorovka phase of the Pontic steppe nomadsc. 900 BC – c. 750 BC
- Ananyino culture of the Volga and Kamabetween 750 and 700 BC – c. 300 BC
Balkans and Anatolia
- Early Phrygian citadel at Gordionbetween 1000 and 900 BC – c. 800 BC
- Early and Middle Geometric pottery of Athensc. 900 BC – c. 760 BC
- First Olympiad776 BC (?)
- The Greeks adopt the alphabetbetween 800 and 750 BC
- Tumulus MM, the great royal mound at Gordionbetween 747 and 733 BC
- First Messenian Warbetween 743 and 730 BC – between 724 and 710 BC
- Sargon II takes Carchemish717 BC
- Stele of Sargon II at Kition707 BC
Middle East and Egypt
- Argishti I founds Erebuni782 BC
- Solar eclipse of the eponym year of Bur-Sagale15 June 763 BC
- Prophecy of Amos at Bethelbetween 760 and 750 BC
- Amenirdis I is adopted as heir of the God's Wife of Amunbetween 760 and 747 BC
- Era of Nabonassar and the beginning of the Babylonian Chronicle26 February 747 BC
- Siloam Tunnel in Jerusalembetween 800 and 690 BC
- Reign of Tiglath-Pileser III745–727 BC
- Tiglath-Pileser III conquers Damascus732 BC
- Piye's campaign in Egyptbetween 728 and 725 BC
- Fall of Samaria and the Assyrian captivity of Israelbetween 722 and 720 BC
- Sargon II's eighth campaign: defeat of Urartu and sack of Musasir714 BC
- Sargon II builds Dur-Sharrukin717–706 BC
- Sennacherib's siege of Lachish701 BC
Africa
- Phoenician settlement at Lixusbetween 825 and 650 BC
- Royal pyramids and horse burials of the Kushite kings at el-Kurrubetween 760 and 701 BC
- Reign of Piye in Napatac. 744 BC – c. 714 BC
Central and Northern Asia
- Karasuk culturec. 1500 BC – c. 800 BC
- Arzhan-1 royal barrow in Tuvabetween 825 and 775 BC
- Aldy-Bel culture of Tuvabetween 800 and 700 BC – c. 500 BC
- Tasmola culture of central Kazakhstanc. 800 BC – c. 400 BC
- Tagar culture of the Minusinsk Basinc. 800 BC – between 200 and 1 BC
South Asia
- Gandhara grave culture of Swatc. 1400 BC – c. 800 BC
East Asia
- Jinsha, centre of ancient Shuc. 1200 BC – between 800 and 650 BC
- Reign of King Xuan of Zhou827–782 BC
- Earthquake in the Zhou heartland780 BC
- Fall of the Western Zhou capital771 BC
- King Ping moves the Zhou capital to Luoyibetween 771 and 770 BC
- Qin becomes a feudal state of Zhoubetween 771 and 770 BC
- The Spring and Autumn Annals of Lu begin722 BC
- Battle of Xuge707 BC
- The ruler of Chu proclaims himself king704 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
- Manunggul Jar from the Tabon Cavesbetween 890 and 710 BC
- Polynesian Plainware phase in Tongac. 750 BC – c. 400 BC
North America
- Saqqaq culturec. 2500 BC – c. 800 BC
- Irrigation canals of Las Capasc. 1200 BC – c. 800 BC
- Tchefuncte culture of the Lower Mississippic. 800 BC – c. 1
Latin America
- Monumental platform of Aguada Fénixc. 1000 BC – c. 800 BC
Still going on
Processes that began earlier and continued through this period
- Tichitt tradition of the Mauritanian escarpmentsc. 2000 BC – c. 400 BC · Africa
- Lapita cultural complexc. 1600 BC – c. 500 BC · Southeast Asia and Oceania
- Gajiganna culture of the Lake Chad plainsc. 1800 BC – between 500 and 1 BC · Africa
- 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
- Chernoles culturebetween 1025 and 900 BC – c. 700 BC · Eastern Europe
- Chorrera culture of Ecuadorc. 1300 BC – c. 300 BC · Latin America
- Upper Xiajiadian culturec. 1000 BC – c. 600 BC · East Asia
- The Brahmanas and the eastward shift of Vedic culturec. 900 BC – c. 700 BC · South Asia
- 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
- From Pre-Dorset to Dorset in the eastern Arcticbetween 1000 and 850 BC – between 750 and 400 BC · North America
- Temple centre of Chavín de Huántarbetween 1200 and 900 BC – between 500 and 250 BC · Latin America
- Middle Mumun (Songguk-ri) period in Koreac. 850 BC – c. 550 BC · East Asia
- La Venta becomes the leading Olmec centrec. 900 BC – c. 400 BC · Latin America
- Talaiotic culture of the Balearic Islandsbetween 1000 and 850 BC – 123 BC · Western and Central Europe
- Castro culture of north-western Iberiac. 900 BC – between 100 and 1 BC · Western and Central Europe
- Paracas culture of southern Perubetween 840 and 800 BC – c. 100 BC · Latin America
- Adena burial and mound-building traditionsc. 1000 BC – c. 100 · North America
- Dong Son culture and bronze-drum networksc. 1000 BC – c. 100 · Southeast Asia and Oceania
- Sa Huỳnh culturec. 1000 BC – c. 200 · Southeast Asia and Oceania
- Groswater Palaeo-Eskimo culture of Labrador and Newfoundlandbetween 850 and 800 BC – c. 50 · North America
- The Urewe tradition: pottery and early iron-working in the Great Lakes regionbetween 800 and 500 BC – between 600 and 800 · Africa