
Please select a historical
period:
25
years ago / 50 years ago
/ 80 years ago / 125
years ago / 150 years ago
250 years ago / 400
years ago / 700 years ago
/ 1,200 years ago
1,500 years ago / 2,000
years ago / 3,000 years ago
/ 4,000 years ago / 5,000
years ago / 10,000 years
ago
3000
Years ago in South East Asia
Although technologically more advanced than the
Chinese, little is known about the region at this time. Small
states influenced by Indian and Chinese cultures were developing.
The grain millet was being grown in Thailand by 1000 BC.
When the first settlers arrived on the Philippine
islands is not known, but by 3000 BC, people related to the Polynesian
Lapita culture were well established. They used pottery and made
artifacts out of obsidian rock and shells. People along the coastal
plains lived in villages built up on stilts.