Other experts say glass making first started four to five thousand years ago in ancient Mesopotamia, present day Iraq and Syria.

VOA: special.2009.09.16

The earliest process of making paper was done almost five thousand years ago in Egypt and the Nile Valley.

VOA: special.2009.07.06

The Metropolitan Museum of Art collection covers five thousand years of human culture from all over the world.

VOA: special.2010.08.04

Added to this geological wonderland is the legacy of five thousand years of human occupation.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

This they say can be done easily using satellites to track where these large boats go and to ensure they're not destroying wildlife that's almost five thousand years old.

BBC: Mundo | Aprenda ingl��s | Destrucci��n de los arrecifes de coral

Human-rights groups estimate that more than five thousand people have disappeared in Mexico in the past five years.

NEWYORKER: The Kingpins