10th century BC

The Greek Dark Ages which had come about in 1200 BC continued.

The Neo-Assyrian Empire is established towards the end of the 10th century BC.

In the Iron Age in India, the Vedic period is ongoing.

Bronze Age Europe continued with Urnfield culture.

Japan was inhabited by an evolving hunter-gatherer society during the Jōmon period.

Map of the Eastern Hemisphere in 1000 BC.
The world in 1000 BCE.
Gold burial mask of Pharaoh Psusennes I , discovered 1940 by Pierre Montet .