Century
30th Century BCE
What happened in the 30th Century BCE.
CivilizationEmergence of Norte Chico Urban Centersc. 3000 BCE · Caral-Supe Valley, PeruThe Norte Chico civilization establishes the oldest known cities in the Americas.
ArtPeak Period of Australian Aboriginal Rock Artc. 3000 BCE to 1500 CE · Kakadu National Park, AustraliaAboriginal artists create vast galleries of rock paintings depicting ancestral beings and hunting scenes.
ScienceDomestication of the Turkey in Mesoamericac. 1000 BCE · Central MexicoAncient Mesoamericans successfully domesticate the wild turkey for meat and ritual feathers.