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Sites with evidence of early modern humans. 1 Misliya; 2 Apidima; 3 Skhul; 4 Qafzeh; 5 Alathar; 6 Al Wusta; 7 Grotta Mandrin; 8 Ust'Ishim; 9 Bacho Kiro; 10 Grotta del Cavallo; 11 Peştera cu Oase; 12 Grotta di Fumane; 13 Riparo Bombrini; 14 Zlatý kůň. With human fossils: 1-4, 7-14. Blue c. 200,000, red c. 120,000-80,000, purple c. 60,000-40,000 years before present. Base map: Natural Earth II, projection: EPSG:3450. ---------- Abb. 2: Fundplätze mit Zeugnissen früher moderner Menschen: 1 Misliya; 2 Apidima; 3 Skhul; 4 Qafzeh; 5 Alathar; 6 Al Wusta; 7 Grotte Mandrin; 8 Ust’Ishim; 9 Bacho Kiro; 10 Grotta del Cavallo; 11 Peştera cu Oase; 12 Grotta di Fumane; 13 Riparo Bombrini; 14 Zlatý kůň. Mit menschlichen Fossilien: 1-4, 7-14. Blau ca. 200.000, Rot ca. 120.000-80.000, Violett ca. 60.000-40.000 Jahre vor Heute. Kartengrundlage: Natural Earth II, Projektion: EPSG:3450.
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Two major waves of human dispersal from Africa are described: that of the earliest humans on record, 2 million years ago, and that of anatomically modern humans, commencing 200,000 years ago. In addition, the recolonisation of Northwestern Europe after the cold maximum of the last glacial period by people of the Upper Palaeolithic is discussed, 18,...
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