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2700 BC| c. 8000 BC–c. 2700 BC | Europe [tools] | The Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age begins in western Europe. It is characterized by the use of microliths (very small stone tools mounted on a shaft), chipped stone tools, and bone, antler, and wooden tools. Important inventions include the barbed fish-hook, harpoon, woven basket, clay cooking pot, and the comb. Some examples of these tools have been found at Star Carr in Yorkshire, England. | | c. 2700 BC | Europe, Central Asia [animal husbandry] | The horse is domesticated, probably by pastoral nomads in the Ukraine. | | c. 2700 BC | Mesopotamia [astronomy] | A lunar calendar is developed in Mesopotamia in which new months begin at each new moon. A year is 354 days long and the calendar is used primarily for administrative purposes. | | c. 2700 BC | China [food and drink] | Tea is known in China. |
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