8800 BC

Millennia:	10th millennium BC 9th millennium BC 8th millennium BC
Centuries:	90th century BC 89th century BC 88th century BC 87th century BC 86th century BC 85th century BC 84th century BC 83rd century BC 82nd century BC 81st century BC

The 9th millennium BC marks the beginning of the Neolithic period.

Agriculture spread throughout the Fertile Crescent and use of pottery became more widespread. Larger settlements like Jericho arose along salt and flint trade routes. Northern Eurasia was resettled as the glaciers of the last glacial maximum retreated. World population was at a few million people, likely below 5 million.