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1,000,000 BC	Western Indonesia : Homo Erectus Stone Tool Technology undetermined. Artefact: hand axe Eastern Indonesia : Apparently uninhabited
50,000 BC	Western Indonesia : Homo Saphiens Small flake tools Eastern Indonesia : First Settlement
10,000 BC	Western Indonesia : Pottery, weaving, plant & animal domestication, megaliths. Artefact: adzes of semi precious stone Eastern Indonesia : Pottery, weaving, plant & animal domestication, megaliths. Artefact: molo kendi
1,000 BC	Western Indonesia : Metal working & longdistance trading. Artefact: Bangkinang figure Eastern Indonesia : Bronze working & trade with western Indonesia.. Artefact: roti axe
BC - AD (transition)	Western Indonesia : Protoclassical Period Writing, Classical stone & metal sculpture, stone temples & early kingdoms. Eastern Indonesia : Continuity of traditional culture & trade with western Indonesia.
700 AD	Western Indonesia : Early Classic Period Large empires such as the Mataram & Srivijaya Kingdoms, large stone temples such as Borobudur and Prambanan. Age of the Great Kings of Bali; Udayana & Airlangga. Artefacts: Naga inscriptions, Dhyani Budha, & Wonoboyo Gold Eastern Indonesia : Continuity of traditional culture & trade with western Indonesia.
1200 AD	Western Indonesia : Late Classic Period Singhasari& Madjapahid Kingdoms. Introduction of Islam. urbanisation. Artefacts: Shamatara Statue, Majapahit Lady Eastern Indonesia : Continuity of traditional culture & trade with western Indonesia. Early Islamicization in the north Maluku.
1500 AD	Western Indonesia : Islamic Period. Arrival of European. Division of Mataram into Solo and Yogyakarta courts plantation agriculture. Artefacts: Keris Naga Sosro, Nias headress Eastern Indonesia : Arrival of European traders, missionaries & colonists. Artefacts: Border stone in Portugese(12), Ming stoneware found in Borneo(13), Kiangsi Blue & White porcelain in Ternate