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		c. 90,000 years ago
		Fossilized bones found in the caves of Skhul and Qafzeh, in modern Israel, are of anatomically modern humans

		c. 8000 BC
		Jericho, often quoted as the first town, grows into a settlement covering ten acres

		c. 8000 BC
		Sun-dried bricks are used in the construction of buildings in Jericho

		c. 8000 BC
		The tower at Jericho is the world's earliest surviving fortification

		3761 BC
		Later selected by Hebrew scholars as the date when the world began, this becomes the first year (AM 1) in Jewish chronology

		c. 2600 BC
		The Canaanites establish themselves in the region around what is now Jerusalem

		1469 BC
		The Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose III defeats his enemies at Megiddo, in history's first fully described battle and siege

		c. 1200 BC
		The Philistines settle in the region which, as Palestine, will become known by their name

		c. 1050 BC
		Samson is one of many Hebrew chieftains fighting the Philistines for possession of Canaan

		c. 1020 BC
		Saul, anointed king of Israel by Samuel, establishes himself at Gibeah, just north of Jerusalem

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