CULTURAL CHANGES AT 2300 BC
At 2300 BC, the Arctic region was triggered into a much colder configuration, and cold polar air moved southward, displacing climatic environments. Cold moist conditions and warm dry conditions interchanged. Monsoon regions moved meridianly (north-south), particularly hurting the regions of the advanced cultures which depended on the rainfall. Ocean currents changed, also affecting climate.
Glacial buildup and resulting ocean loading change placed stress on the thin crust of the Earth, causing violent earthquakes, particularly in the highly seismic Alpide region where the advanced cultures were located. All developing civilizations were interrupted at 2300 BC and did not recover for hundreds of years.
People moved, both to take advantage of more favorable conditions, and to escape from situations where they could no longer survive. This meant conflict with other people.
Important things (mostly bad) happened at 2300 BC.
Significant cultural changes all over the Earth are reflected in formal boundaries established by regional investigators.
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THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA |
BEFORE 2300 BC >> | >> AFTER 2300 BC |
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Syria and Palestine
Mesopotamia
Northern Syria
Egypt
North Africa
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Early Bronze Age III
Early Dynasty Period III
Early Ugarit Period II
Fifth Dynasty
Saharan Pastoralist Period
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Early Bronze Age III
Akkadian Period
Early Ugarit Period III
Sixth Dynasty and First Intermediate Period
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| ANATOLIA AND GREECE | BEFORE 2300 BC >> | >> AFTER 2300 BC |
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ANATOLIA
CYPRUS
MAINLAND GREECE
CYCLADES ISLANDS
CRETE
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Early Bronze Age II
Chalcolithic Age
Early Helladic Age II
Early Cyclades Age II
Early Minoan Age II
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Early Bronze Age III
Early Cypriote Age I (Bronze Age)
Early Helladic Age III
Early Cyclades Age III
Early Minoan Age III
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INDIA AND CENTRAL ASIA |
BEFORE 2300 BC >> |
>> AFTER 2300 BC |
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INDIA
AFGHANISTAN
CENTRAL ASIA / ALL SIBERIA
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Pre-Harappan Culture
Namazga III Culture
Neolithic Age |
Harappan Culture
Namazga IV Culture
Eneolithic Age |
| EUROPE | BEFORE 2300 BC >> | >> AFTER 2300 BC |
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SCANDINAVIA
BRITAIN
WESTERN / CENTRAL EUROPE
SOUTHERN CENTRAL EUROPE
EASTERN EUROPE
IBERIAN PENINSULA
ITALY
MALTA
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Early Neolithic Age
Middle Neolithic Age
Late Neolithic Age
Macedonian Early Bronze Age
Early Kuban Bronze Age
Late Copper Age
Copper Age
Tarxien Phase |
Middle Neolithic Age
Late Neolithic Age
Bronze Age
Middle Kuban Bronze Age
Early Bronze Age
Bronze Age
Tarxien Cemetary Phase |
| THE EAST | BEFORE 2300 BC >> | >> AFTER 2300 BC |
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CHINA
JAPAN
PHILIPPINES
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Late Neolithic / Chalcolithic Age
Middle Jomon Period
Early Neolithic Age |
Middle Neolithic Age
Late Jomon Period
Middle Neolithic Age |
| THE AMERICAS | BEFORE 2300 BC >> | >> AFTER 2300 BC |
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ALASKA
LABRADOR
SE NORTH AMERICA
NE NORTH AMERICA
SW NORTH AMERICA
WEST COAST NORTH AMERICA
MEXICO
CENTRAL AMERICA
PERU
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Northern Archaic Tradition
Early Period
Late Paleo-Indian Phase
Maritime Archaic Phase
Meso-Indian Phase
Early Horizon Phase
Abejas Phase
Pre-ceramic V Phase
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Arctic Small Tool Tradition
Intermediate Period
Neo-Indian Phase
Late Archaic Phase
Neo-Indian Phase
Middle Horizon Phase
Purron Phase
Maya Early Formative Phase
Pre-ceramic VI Phase
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The investigation involved many different fields of inquiry
Roadmaps are provided in the book to guide the reader through the different areas of evidence --
Archaeological and Geophysical
The Earth and its inhabitants were very different after 2300 BC --
Destruction, Deterioration and Disappearance
The mythology is a strong supporting element --
The Appearance of Mythology at 2300 BC
Nuts and Bolts