• 90,000 BCE

    Utilitarian hut

    Utilitarian hut
    First spaces for specific activities
  • 9600 BCE

    Jericho

    Jericho
  • 7000 BCE

    Choirokoitia, Cyprus

    Choirokoitia, Cyprus
  • 4500 BCE

    Writing system

    Writing system
    First writing system (cuneiform)
  • 4000 BCE

    Post and beam

    Post and beam
    Construction methods used by Sumerians
  • 4000 BCE

    Ziggurat

    Ziggurat
  • 3200 BCE

    Newgrange

    Newgrange
  • 2900 BCE

    Stonehenge

    Stonehenge
  • 2900 BCE

    Lintel and post

    Lintel and post
    Technology used in Stonehenge
  • 2584 BCE

    Pyramid of Giza

    Pyramid of Giza
  • 2300 BCE

    Mud brick

    Mud brick
    Sun dried bricks used in ancient Middle East
  • 2300 BCE

    Sargon I

    Sargon I
    Akkadians
  • 1811 BCE

    Hammurabi

    Hammurabi
  • 1300 BCE

    Sailboat

    Sailboat
    Invented by Mesopotamians
  • 1200 BCE

    Babylonia

    Babylonia
  • 616 BCE

    Babel tower

    Babel tower
  • 605 BCE

    Hanging gardens of Babylon

    Hanging gardens of Babylon
  • 600 BCE

    Persepolis - Gate of all nations

    Persepolis - Gate of all nations
  • 550 BCE

    Darius I

    Darius I
    Persian King
  • 400 BCE

    Artemis temple

    Artemis temple
  • 351 BCE

    Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

    Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
  • 280 BCE

    Lighthouse of Alexandria

    Lighthouse of Alexandria