34th century BC

Last updated January 08, 2026

The 34th century BC was a century that lasted from the year 3400 BC to 3301 BC.

Cultures

Stage IIIa2 of the Naqada culture in Egypt (dated in 1998).
In the early part of Naqada III in Upper Egypt, the ruler, Horus-A, is crowned as ruler or king of Thinis (c. 3315 BC)^[1]
Archaic forms of cuneiform emerge in the late Uruk period in Mesopotamia.
Burial of a child at Ashleypark Burial Mound, Ireland (c. 3350 BC)^[2]

References

↑ Baker, Darrell D. (2008). "Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300-1069 BC. Egypt". Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs Volume 1. American University in Cairo Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-977-416-221-3.
↑ Cooney, Gabriel (27 November 2014). Transformation by Fire: The Archaeology of Cremation in Cultural Context. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 978-0-8165-3114-1.

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[1] Baker, Darrell D. (2008). "Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300-1069 BC. Egypt". Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs Volume 1. American University in Cairo Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-977-416-221-3.

[2] Cooney, Gabriel (27 November 2014). Transformation by Fire: The Archaeology of Cremation in Cultural Context. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 978-0-8165-3114-1.

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Millennia
4th millennium BC
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35th century BC 34th century BC 33rd century BC
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