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> They also left Africa in multiple waves with 5 main ones spreading out across the globe. Where can I learn more about these 5 waves?
by KoftaBob 3y ago
> They also left Africa in multiple waves with 5 main ones spreading out across the globe.
Where can I learn more about these 5 waves?
- defrost 3y agoThe number of waves and the granulation of waves isn't set in stone as such; there's a pretty decent broad view from afar regarding early human, and a great deal of finer detail still up for debate. Reading through https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_human_migrations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_human_migrations top to bottom will give a good enough first overview and an idea of where uncertainly lies and references to chase for further debate. Eg: Currently there's some hot debate on whether parts of the "coastal migration" to Australasia took place over inland routes within South East Asia - that's a matter of old coast lines at the time, inland cave shelters with datable bones, and a sparse game of chronological joind the estimated dots in space and time - it gets technical.
- mihaic 3y agoWho We Are and How We Got Here by David Reich is I think a great book if you're interested in human migrations.
- prawn 3y agoI always liked this map that helped convey the possible pathways that spread humans from the main wave: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:World_map_of_prehistoric_human_migrations.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:World_map_of_prehistoric_...
- Cacti 3y agoSuch a wonderful projection.
- mikhailfranco 3y agoOne useful page that references the image: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ancient_History/Human_Evolution/Recent_African_Origin https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ancient_History/Human_Evolutio...
- verisimi 3y ago> Where can I learn more about these 5 waves? You simply go back 2 million years and verify it yourself. Alternatively, read it on wikipedia.