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General Epochs Codes 0.4.1 (European Draft Version) a non-binding suggestion to structure the main epochs of civilization history Code Start - End Description(s) NLP 10000 - 3500 BCE Neolithic Period | New Stone Age NL1 10000 - 9000 BCE Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (PPNA) NL2 9000 - 6000 BCE Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) NL3 6000 - 4500 BCE Pre-Pottery Neolithic C (PPNC) NL4 4500 - 3500 BCE Final Neolithic (FN) | Chalcolithic Period | Copper Age EBA 3500 - 1600 BCE Early Bronze Age (Cycladic,Helladic,Minoian,CEU,NDC) EB1 3500 - 2800 BCE EC 1 EH 1 EM 1 - - EB2 2800 - 2200 BCE EC 2 EH 2 EM 2 - - EB3 2200 - 2000 BCE EC 3 EH 3 EM 3 BZ A1 - EB4 2000 - 1900 BCE MC 1 MH 1 MM 1A BZ A2 - EB5 1900 - 1800 BCE : MH 2 MM 1B : - EB6 1800 - 1750 BCE MC 2 : MM 2A : NB1(e) EB7 1750 - 1700 BCE : : MM 2B : : EB8 1700 - 1600 BCE MC 3 MH 3 MM 3A : : MBA 1600 - 1300 BCE Middle Bronze Age (Cycladic,Helladic,Minoian,CEU,NDC) MB1 1600 - 1550 BCE MC 3 MH 3 MM 3B BZ B NB1 MB2 1550 - 1500 BCE LC 1 LH 1* LM 1A : : MB3 1500 - 1450 BCE LC 2 LH 2A* LM 1B BZ C1 NB2 MB4 1450 - 1400 BCE : LH 2B* LM 2 : : MB5 1400 - 1300 BCE LC 3 LH 3A LM 3A BZ C2 : FBA 1300 - 750 BCE Final|Late Bronze Age (Cycladic,Helladic,Minoian,CEU,NDC,WEU,ITP) FB1 1300 - 1200 BCE LC 3 LH 3B LM 3B BZ D NB3 LB 1 CC FB2 1200 - 1100 BCE : LH 3C LM 3C HA A1 : LB 2A AC 1 FB3 1100 - 1050 BCE - - - HA A2 NB4(m) LB 2B AC 2 FB4 1050 - 950 BCE - - - HA B1 : LB 2C CM;MP FB5 950 - 850 BCE - - - HA B2 NB5 LB 3A GS 1A;VL 1 FB6 850 - 750 BCE - - - HA B3 : LB 3B GS 1B;VL 2 IOP 750 - 1000 BCE/CE Iron (Age) Period (Cycladic,Helladic,Minoian,CEU,NDC,WEU,ITP) IO1 750 - 650 BCE - - - HA C NB6(f) - GS 1C;VL 3 IO2 650 - 500 BCE - - - HA D : - GS 2;VL 4 IO3 500 - 350 BCE - - - LT 1/A - - GS 3 IO4 350 - 250 BCE - - - LT 2/B - - - IO5 250 - 150 BCE - - - LT 3/C - - - IO6 150 - 0 BCE/CE - - - LT 4/D - - - IO7 0 - 500 CE Roman Iron Age EMP 500 - 1000 CE Early Medieval Period | Early Middle Ages EM1 500 - 750 CE Germanic Iron Age EM2 750 - 1000 CE HMP 1000 - 1250 CE High Medieval Period | High Middle Ages HM1 1000 - 1125 CE HM2 1125 - 1250 CE LMP 1250 - 1500 CE Late Medieval Period | Late Middle Ages LM1 1250 - 1375 CE LM2 1375 - 1500 CE PMP 1500 - 1750 CE Post Medieval Period | Early Modern Europe PM1 1500 - 1625 CE PM2 1625 - 1750 CE IRP 1750 - today Industrial Revolution Period | Late Modern Europe IR1 1750 - 1850 CE Industrial Revolution IR2 1850 - 1950 CE Technological Revolution IR3 1950 - today Digital Revolution
Hierarchical Location Codes 4.6.1 (Full PDF - Chart) an hierachical structure of continents, regions, subregions and countries (+historic and parts of them) A2|A-3 Code Description(s) XW|WLD 900 World (Earth) Z0|KCZ 900 800 Arctic Climate Zone (90° <-> 66°33'39"/60°) Z1|NTZ 900 801 Northern Temperate Zone (66°33'39"/60° <-> 23°26'22") ZK|SKZ 900 801 805 Subarctic Climate Zone (66°/70° <-> 46°/50°) Z2|ECZ 900 802 Equator Climate Zone (23°26'22" <-> -23°26'22") Z2 N 900 802 807 Northern Equator Zone (23°26'22" <-> 0°) Z2 S 900 802 808 Southern Equator Zone (0° <-> -23°26'22") Z3|STZ 900 803 Southern Temperate Zone (-23°26'22" <-> -66°33'39") ZQ|SQZ 900 803 806 Subantarctic Climate Zone (-46° <-> -60°/-66°) Z4|QCZ 900 804 Antartic Climate Zone (-66°33'39"/-60° <-> -90°) Y2|AEU 902 Eurasia (Europe & Asia) Y4|NAW 904 Northern Africa and Western Asia Y5|NAE 905 Northern America and Europe Y6|FEA 906 Afro-Eurasia (Eurasia & Africa) | (Old World, Eurafrasia) Y7|ESE 907 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia Y8|SCA 908 South( and )-Central Asia IA|AIR 909 In the Air XA|ASA 910 Asia (Z1+Z2) VB|AIW 910 001 Inland waters (Asia) PC|TEA 910 811 Temperate Asia (Z1) YA|NAS 910 811 912 Northern Asia (Z1) YB|WCM 910 811 913 West & Central Asia (with Near & Middle East) YH|WAS 910 811 913 918 Western Asia (Z1+Z2) PJ|SIP 910 811 913 918 813 Sinai Pensinsula (Z1) PO|ARP 910 811 913 918 814 Arabian Peninsula (Z2) YG|SWA 910 811 913 918 917 South-West Asia (Z1) YI|CAS 910 811 913 919 Central Asia (Z1) YC|EAS 910 811 914 Eastern Asia (Z1) PI|TRA 910 812 Tropical Asia (Z2) YD|SEA 910 812 915 South-Eastern Asia (Z2) PP|MLA 910 812 915 815 Mainland Southeast Asia PU|ICF 910 812 915 815 816 (French) Indochine PV|MTA 910 812 915 817 Maritime Southeast Asia VP|SCS 910 812 915 817 513 Southern Chinese Sea YF|SAS 910 812 916 Southern Asia (Z1+Z2) PX|ISC 910 812 916 818 Indian Sub Continent w/o India (Z2) PZ|TSZ 910 812 916 819 Temperate Subindian Zone (Z1) XC|OCE 920 Australasia, Oceania, Antarctica (Z2-Z4) VD|CIW 920 002 Inland waters (Oceania) QF|AAS 920 820 Australasia (Z2+Z3) WW|NZI 920 820 925 New Zealand & Islands (Z3) QK|TNZ 920 820 925 825 New Zealandic Territories (Z2) WW|AUI 920 820 926 Australia & Islands (Z3) QL|TAU 920 820 925 826 Australian Territories (Z3) ZD|WOC 920 820 925 826 928 Western Oceania (Z2) QG|PIP 920 821 Pacific Islands & Polar (w/o AAS) ZB|MIC 920 821 922 Micronesia (Z2) ZC|POY 920 821 923 Polynesia (Z2) QH|CPY 920 821 923 822 Central Polynesia QI|WPY 920 821 923 823 Western Polynesia QJ|EPY 920 821 923 824 Eastern Polynesia ZE|MEL 920 821 929 Melanesia (Z2) QN|EML 920 821 929 828 Eastern Melanesia QO|WML 920 821 929 829 Western Melanesia | Papuasia XQ|ATQ 920 821 970|927 Antarctica & Territories (Z4) AQ|ATA 920 821 970 270 Antarctica (Z4) VL|QIW 920 821 970 270 007 Inland waters (Antarctica) VS|EAQ 920 821 970 270 974 East Antarctica VT|WAQ 920 821 970 270 978 West Antarctica XT|ATX 920 821 988 Antarctic Ocean (Z4) QM|SAI 920 821 988 827 Subantarctic Islands (Z4) XF|AFR 930 Africa (Z1-Z3) VF|FIW 930 003 Inland waters (Africa) YK|NAF 930 932 Northern Africa (Z1) YJ|NWF 930 932 931 North-Western Africa (Z1) YL|NEF 930 932 933 North-Eastern Africa (Z1) VM|SSF 930 951 Sub-Saharian Africa QP|SFE 930 951 830 Southern & Eastern Africa YM|EAF 930 951 830 934 Eastern Africa (Z2) PB|HOA 930 951 830 934 810 Horn of Africa QQ|AOI 930 951 830 934 810 831 (Africa Orientale Italiana) WL|AGL 930 951 830 934 860 African Great Lakes QR|DOA 930 951 830 934 860 832 (Deutsch Ostafrika) QS|BEA 930 951 830 934 860 833 (British East Africa) YN|SEF 930 951 830 934 935 South-Eastern Africa (Z2) OV|WIO 930 951 830 934 935 475 Indian Ocean (West) QT|MGD 930 951 830 934 935 475 834 (Madagascar & Dependencies) QV|RHF 930 951 830 934 935 835 (Federation Rhodesia & Nyasaland) YO|SAF 930 951 830 936 Southern Africa (Z2) ZA|ZAF 930 951 830 936 355 South Africa (Z3) YP|SWF 930 951 830 937 South-Western Africa OF|MLO 930 951 830 937 795|883 Central Atlantic Ocean (Z2) QW|CFW 930 951 836 Central & West Africa YQ|WAF 930 951 836 938 Western Africa (Z2) QX|EWF 930 951 836 938 837 Eastern West Africa QY|WWF 930 951 836 938 838 Western West Africa VV|MCN 930 951 836 938 838 095 Macaronesia (Z1) YR|AFC 930 951 836 939 Central Africa (Z2) QZ|EAC 930 951 836 939 839 Central African States XM|AMS 941 The Americas (Z1-Z3) | (New World) XN|AMN 941 940 North America (Z1+Z2) VH|NIW 941 940 004 Inland waters (North America) WY|NWN 941 940 094|941 Subartic North-America (Z1) YS|NNA 941 940 942 Northern North-America (Z1) YX|SWN 941 940 947 Southwest North-America (Z2n) WZ|LAC 941 943 Latin America & Caribbean (Z2+Z3) WA|CAC 941 943 840 Central America & Caribbean (Z2n) YU|CAR 941 943 840 944 The Caribbean (Z2n) YV|LAN 941 943 840 944 945 Lesser Antilles (Z2n) VW|LEE 941 943 840 944 945 096 Leeward Islands VX|WIN 941 943 840 944 945 097 Windward Islands WC|BWI 941 943 840 944 945 842 (British West Indies) WD|FWI 941 943 840 944 945 843 (French West Indies) YW|GAN 941 943 840 944 946 Greater Antilles (Z2n) WG|JMD 941 943 840 944 946 845 (Jamaica & Dependencies) WH|IOE 941 943 840 944 946 846 (Indias Occidentales Espanolas) YY|SWC 941 943 840 944 948 Southwest Caribbean (Z2n) YZ|CAM 941 943 840 949 Central America (Z2n) WK|CPI 941 943 840 949 849 (Central American Pacific Islands) XS|SAM 941 943 950 South America (Z2s+Z3) VJ|SIW 941 943 950 005 Inland waters (South America) WB|QZS 941 943 950 841 SAM Equator Climate Zone (Z2s) ZF|NSA 941 943 950 841 952 Northern SAM (Z2s) ZG|NES 941 943 950 841 953 North-Eastern SAM (Z2s) ZH|ESA 941 943 950 841 954 Eastern SAM (Z2s) ZN|WSA 941 943 950 841 958 Western SAM (Z2s) ZO|CSA 941 943 950 841 959 Central SAM (Z2s) WE|SZS 941 943 950 844 SAM Southern Temperate Zone (Z3) ZI|SES 941 943 950 844 955 South-Eastern SAM (Z3) ZJ|SSA 941 943 950 844 956 Southern SAM (Z3) ZL|SWS 941 943 950 844 957 South-Western SAM (Z3) XU|EUR 960 Europe (Z1) VK|UIW 960 006 Inland waters (Europe) WI|NUW 960 847 North & Western Europe (Z1) ZR|NEU 960 847 962 Northern Europe (Z1) WM|NDC 960 847 962 861 Nordic Countries (Z1) WN|SKV 960 847 962 862 Scandinavia (Z1) ZP|NWE 960 847 962 961 North-Western Europe (Z1) ZY|WEU 960 847 968 Western Europe (Z1) WT|BNL 960 847 968 867 Benelux States (Z1) ZZ|CEU 960 847 969 Central Europe (Z1) WV|WCE 960 847 969 869 West Central Europe (Z1) WJ|SUE 960 848 Southern & Eastern Europe (Z1) ZS|NEE 960 848 963 North-Eastern Europe (Z1) ZT|EEU 960 848 964 Eastern Europe (Z1) WO|BUM 960 848 964 863 Belarus, Ukraine & Moldova WU|ECE 960 848 964 868 East Central Europe (Z1) ZV|SEU 960 848 966 Southern Europe (Z1) WQ|GMC 960 848 966 865 Greece, Malta & Cyprus WR|ITP 960 848 966 866 Italian Peninsula ZU|SEE 960 848 966 965 South-Eastern Europe (Z1) WP|BAP 960 848 966 965 864 Balkan Peninsula ZX|SWU 960 848 966 967 South-Western Europe (Z1) IW|INW 980 International Waters | High Seas XK|AKO 981 Arctic/Northern Ocean (Z0) OT|WAK 981 472 Arctic (Pacific) OU|EAK 981 725 Arctic (Atlantic) XP|PAO 982 Pacific Ocean (Z1-Z3) OA|NPO 982 880|982 North Pacific Ocean (Z1(+Z2n)) OG|NWP 982 880 888 Northwest Pacific OH|NEP 982 880 889 Northeast Pacific OB|CPO 982 882|799 Central Pacific Ocean (Z2) OI|WCP 982 882 890 Western Central Pacific OJ|ECP 982 882 891 Eastern Central Pacific OC|SPO 982 884|983 South Pacific Ocean (Z3(+Z2s)) OK|SWP 982 884 892 Southwest Pacific OL|SEP 982 884 893 Southeast Pacific XL|ALO 984 Atlantic Ocean (Z1-Z3) OD|NLO 984 881|984 North Atlantic Ocean (Z1(+Z2n)) ON|NWL 984 881 894 Northwest Atlantic OO|NEL 984 881 895 Northeast Atlantic OE|CLO 984 883|795 Central Atlantic Ocean (Z2) OP|WCL 984 883 896 Western Central Atlantic OQ|ECL 984 883 897 Eastern Central Atlantic OF|SLO 984 885|985 South Atlantic Ocean (Z3(+Z2s)) OR|SWL 984 885 898 Southwest Atlantic OS|SEL 984 885 899 Southeast Atlantic XD|MED 986|886 Mediterranean Sea (Z1) QB|WMD 986 465 Mediterranean Sea (West) QC|CMD 986 521 Mediterranean Sea (Central) QD|EMD 986 718 Mediterranean Sea (East) QE|BMD 986 765 Mediterranean Sea (Black Sea) XO|INO 987|887 Indian Ocean (Z2+Z3) OV|WIO 987 475 Indian Ocean (West) OW|EIO 987 728 Indian Ocean (East) XT|ATX 988 Antarctic/Southern Ocean (Z4) OX|WAT 988 479 Antarctic (Pacific) OY|CAT 988 535 Antarctic (Atlantic) OZ|EAT 988 732 Antarctic (Indian Ocean) QU|QUF 989 undersea XZ|XZX 990 outer space | somewhere else XB|BYZ 991 Byzantine Empire XE|CET 992 Celtic World XG|AMG 993 Ancient Greek XH|AMH 994 Ancient & Medieval Far East XI|IWD 995 Islamic World & Ottoman Empire XJ|ANJ 996 (Ancient) Near East (Orient) XR|RME 997 Roman Empire XX|AMX 998 Ancient & Medieval India XV|GVS 999 Goths & Vandals