34th century BC explained

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 coronated as the 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]

Notes and References

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