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.

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Mapped geometries
134
Labeled geometries
17
Distinct labels
15
Data source
Historical Basemaps borders

World map preview and interactive explorer for 8,000 BC

Historical world map reconstruction showing mapped regions in 8,000 BC

Static map preview for 8,000 BC

Load the interactive view only when you want place search, year comparison, point history, or detailed border inspection.

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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.