First off, the Neolithic period in Britain lasted from about 4,000 BC to 2,300 BC.

首先，在不列颠岛上，新石器时代大概是从前4000年开始一直前2300年。

Hatshepsut was born circa 1508 BC.

哈特谢普苏特生于约前1508年。

The Maldives was settled in 300 BC by fishermen from India and Sri Lanka.

而早在前300年，来自印度和斯里兰卡的渔民就已在。

He died in the fourth century BC.

他死于前4世纪。

The earliest sites of salt harvesting date to at least 6,000 BC in China and Europe.

最早的盐的获取点可以追溯前 6，000 年的中国和欧洲。

That city dates back to 721 BC.

豪尔萨巴德的历史可以追溯前721年。

Its construction began in the 5th century BC.

长城始建于前5世纪。

He lived around 600 BC and is remembered for his feats of war.

他生活在前600年左右，他的几次战绩使他出了名。

Wheat, for example, was domesticated around 8500 BC to make porridge.

例如小麦，约在前 8500 年被人们培育，用来做粥。

They cover events and affairs on a daily and monthly basis, from 221 BC to 209 BC.

它们记载了从前221年前209年每天、每月的各种事件。

The warrior story is supposedly set around 2,356 BC.

据说勇士故事大约发生在前2356年左右。

The city was founded in the 8th century BC.

该城是前8世纪建成的。

The sugarcane plant was first domesticated around 8000 BC.

甘蔗植物在前 8000 年左右首次被驯化。

In 537 BC, some 300 years before the first emperor unified China.

前 537 年，大约在秦始皇统一中国的三百年前。

Akhenaton was a remarkable man who lived around 1,370 BC.

这个法老叫阿肯纳顿，他生活在前1370年左右，是个怪人。

The wall finally took shape in the third century BC.

前三世纪，城墙终于建成。

This means that it happened around 9,500 BC.

这意味着它发生在前九千五百年左右。

By 750 BC these towns developed into bigger, more sophisticated cities.

直前750年，这些城镇变成了更大也更复杂的城市。

Yet, in 323 BC, he came down with a fever and died.

然而，在前323年，他患病高烧，接着就去世了。

The oldest document containing punctuation dates back to the 9th century BC.

含标点的最古老文件可追溯前9世纪。