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History of Media

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    First known media

    39985 BCE - First currently known cave paintings
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    Stone Carvings

    20000 BCE - First stone carving currently known. Stone carvings were originally just 2D, but evolved into statues.
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    Language/Oration

    Between 10000 - 30000 BCE - First oral languages emerge.
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    Song/Music/Dance

    Between 10000 - 30000 BCE - Song and dance used to communicate feelings/ info.
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    Body Art

    Between 10000 - 30000 BCE - The first early forms of tattoos and piercings emerge.
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    Jewellery

    Between 10000 - 30000 BCE - First typical "jewellery" created.
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    Mythology

    Between 10000 - 30000 BCE - First religious mythology created. Originally, it was passed on by word of mouth, but most myths were originally written down.
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    Cave Painting

    Between 10000 - 30000 BCE - Cave paintings date back all the way to before the common era, first date not known.
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    Pottery

    140000 BCE - Pottery and making useful trinkets out of wet clay begins at this time.
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    Sculpture

    Between 10000 - 30000 BCE - Sculpting of rock evolves out of 2D stone carving.
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    Megalithic Arcitecture

    4000 BCE - Arcitecture in an old Nordic style of building with giant stone slabs to build large buildings.
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    Writing

    3000 BCE - First writing emerges around 5000 years ago
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    Metallugy

    3000 BCE - Metallurgical bronze sculpture makes longer lasting art than rock carving.
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    Alphabets

    2000 BCE - First alphabets created. Communications can last more accurately than by word of mouth
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    Dramas

    500 BCE - Cramatical re-enactments are first percormed 500 years before the birth of christ
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    Paper

    100 AD - Paper was invented and greatly inhcreased the speed at which documents could be written
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    Media History

  • Jun 1, 1450

    Printing Press

    1450 AD - Gutenberg printing press was invented - "Around 1450 Johannes Gutenberg made a mechanical metal movable-type printing press in Europe, along with innovations in casting the type based on a matrix and hand mould. The more limited number of characters needed for European languages was an important factor.[3] Gutenberg was the first to create his type pieces from an alloy of lead, tin, and antimony—and these materials remained standard for 550 years..[4]" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M
  • Jun 1, 1500

    Printed books

    As the common man learns to read, printed books become more popular.
  • Newspapers and Magazines

  • One use Photographs

    The first photograph was 10 years ago at this point, but in 1837, Louis Daguerre created sharp photographs that developed in minutes.
  • Telegraph

    First electronically transmitted telegram on the electric telegraph
  • Telephone

    Invented by Alexander Graham Bell, converts metal vibration to elecrtonic impulses and back.
  • Phonograph

    Edison invented th phonograph in 1877
  • Back to the Future day

    Marty McFly and Doc Brown traveled to today, marking this as the day where Baqck to the Future is entirely in the past.