World Map in 8000 BCE: Empires & Borders

14 states, empires and peoples are on the world map in 8000 BCE. Drag the timeline to watch their borders change, or click a region for its history.

Other states and peoples in 8000 BCE

1. Bantu — 11,516,116 km²
2. Aboriginal tribes — 7,587,782 km²
3. Khoisan — 6,292,931 km²
4. Austronesians — 1,506,528 km²
5. Hunters-gatherers — 599,298 km²
6. Steppe Mesolithic Hunter-Foragers — 294,473 km²
7. Coastal and Woodland Mesolithic Hunter-Foragers — 221,933 km²
8. Okhotsk culture — 185,128 km²
9. Jōmon — 173,402 km²
10. Alluvial Lowland Mesolithic Hunter-Foragers — 117,386 km²
11. Levantine Corridor (Neolithic Farmers) — 79,818 km²
12. Highland Mesolithic Hunter-Foragers — 62,501 km²
13. Aboriginal Tasmanians — 59,312 km²
14. Neolithic Farmers — 21,905 km²

New since 10000 BCE

• Bantu

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