Migration and the People of the Earth
Between 70,000 and 100,000 years ago, Homo sapiens started moving from Africa to Europe and Asia. They used canoes to reach Australia about 35,000 to 65,000 years ago.
Researchers studying the land and climate tell us that more than 13,000 years ago, a land bridge connected Asia and North America (Alaska) during the Pleistocene Ice Age. Many scientists think that humans entered North and South America by crossing this bridge.
Around 50,000 years ago, language evolved, giving humans the capacity to organise, solve problems, and collaborate efficiently. Although the specific reason for human migration out of Africa is unknown, it is possible that humans were fleeing from competition for limited resources, such as food. They could determine if the difficulties in their existing house outweighed the hazards of looking for a new one once they could communicate and make arrangements.
Homo Sapiens and Early Human Migration
Homo sapiens, the ancestors of modern humans, originated between 200,000 and 300,000 years ago. It is estimated that they first used language 50,000 years ago. The first people began to migrate out of Africa between 70,000 and 100,000 years ago. Humans are unique because no other species that we are aware of has expanded, adapted to, and moved several locations on Earth. This has greatly impacted the ecology and history.
In this article, let us take a deep dive into the early human migration and homo sapiens.
Table of Content
- Homo Sapiens
- Evolution
- Migration and the People of the Earth
- Overview of Human Migration
- Early Human Migration Timeline
- Human Migration History
- Reason for Early Human Migration
- Father of Migration – Ernst Georg Ravenstein
- Theory of Migration
- Adaptation and Effects on Nature
- Conclusion – Homo Sapiens and Early Human Migration