the Philistines (1185 bc) are the ancestors of the Palestinians
the Arameans (14th century bc)
Phoenicians (1400-287 bc) called themselves Canaanites, and
founded, among others, the cities of Tyre and Sidon in what today
is Lebanon, as well as Carthage and Tripoli in northern Africa
the Sumerian culture flourished in Mesopotamia (4th millenium bc)
Byblos (5000 bc)
Halafian culture (5050 bc)
the Black Sea deluge (5600 bc) is a hypothesized prehistoric flood that occurred when the Black Sea
rapidly filled, possibly forming the basis of Great Flood myths like that of Noah and his ark in the Old Testament
Çatal Höyük (7500 bc)
Ariha (7800 bc) also known as Jericho is the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in the world