Historical world map · 8,000 BC
World map in 8,000 BC
A prehistoric reconstruction where mapped regions are necessarily broad and approximate. This sourced reconstruction contains 134 mapped geometries. 17 have source labels representing 15 distinct names; 117 have no usable source label.
- Mapped geometries
- 134
- Labeled geometries
- 17
- Distinct labels
- 15
- Data source
- Historical Basemaps borders
World map preview and interactive explorer for 8,000 BC

Static map preview for 8,000 BC
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Named in the source
Cultures, peoples, and polities mapped in 8,000 BC
Usable source labels mix archaeological cultures, peoples, broad cultural regions, and early polities. They are reproduced as dataset labels, not converted into modern-country categories.
- Distinct named labels
- 15
- Unlabeled geometries
- 117
- Aboriginal Tasmanians
- Aboriginal tribes
- Alluvial Lowland Mesolithic Hunter-Foragers
- Austronesians
- Bantu
- Coastal and Woodland Mesolithic Hunter-Foragers
- Highland Mesolithic Hunter-Foragers
- HIghland Mesolithic Hunter-Foragers
- Hunters-gatherers
- Jōmon
- Khoisan
- Levantine Corridor (Neolithic Farmers)
- Neolithic Farmers
- Okhotsk culture
- Steppe Mesolithic Hunter-Foragers
Precision in the source
Not every border deserves the same confidence
Precision is inherited from the dataset when available. It describes how the line was encoded, not the overall certainty of every historical claim inside the polygon.
- Approximate border
- 134
These precision categories cover all mapped geometries. Label coverage is reported separately above, so the two sets of counts should not be added together.
Source, license, and download
Historical boundary snapshots for countries and cultural regions, used through 2010. Coverage: 53 available snapshots from prehistory through 2010
Reuse terms: GPL-3.0 repository license. Check the original project for full attribution and reuse requirements.