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c. 6000 BCE
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c. 6000 BCEEarliest Egyptian mastabas dug at Saqqara.
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c. 5000 BCE
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4300 BCEFirst megalithic tombs in Europe.
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c. 4000 BCECarrowmore Megalithic Cemetery begins in Sligo, Ireland.
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c. 3300 BCE
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3000 BCEStone tombs on Crete.
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c. 2800 BCELater Harappan Civilization turns to cremation over burial.
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c. 2600 BCEMayan Culture buries their dead individually under homes.
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c. 2560 BCEThe Great Pyramid of Giza is constructed by Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops).
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c. 1700 BCE - c. 1600 BCEFirst shaft graves constructed at Mycenae.
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c. 1500 BCEFirst tholos tombs built at Mycenae.
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c. 1100 BCEGreeks implement use of individual tombs and graves.
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c. 700 BCETomb of Mayan King K'utz Chman of Retalhuleu constructed in Guatemala.
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500 BCE - 300 BCERich Scythian burials.
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