Decline of Mycenaean civilisation on Greek mainland.
776 BC
First known Olympic Games.
753 BC Rome founded. 1000
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In 2017 human remains dating from
300,000 years ago were found in Morocco, making them the oldest in the world.
As you work through this chapter, you will: 1. Understand what history is. 2. Examine some different types of work in which historians are involved. 3. List and practice the skills used by historians. 4. Examine the job of the archaeologist and how their job assists that of a historian. 5. Build up a knowledge of the difficulties and challenges faced by historians in their work. 6. Identify and examine different ways to understand and measure time.