10th millennium BC
(Pleistocene, Paleolithic - 10th millennium BC - 9th millennium BC - other millennia)
Beginning of the Mesolithic, or Epipaleolithic time period, which is the first part of the Holocene epoch.
Events:
| Date | Event(s) |
|---|---|
| circa 10000 BC | Beginning of Jomon era in Japan |
| circa 9600 BC | End of the Younger Dryas cold period -- boundary between Pleistocene and Holocene and traditionally the boundary between the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic |
| Before 9000 BC | First stone structures at Jericho |
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