jan 1, 1200 BC - Chinese Writing
Description:
Various current Chinese characters have been traced back to the late Shang Dynasty about 1200–1050 BC,[6][7][8] but the process of creating characters is thought to have begun some centuries earlier.[9] After a period of variation and evolution, Chinese characters were standardized under the Qin Dynasty (221–206 BC).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Written_Chinese
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1200 BC
Now
~ 3228 years ago