Events
Madagascar
separates
from the African
continentMadagascar
separates
from IndiaCretaceous-Paleogene
Extinction EventEvolution of the
first primatesAfrica and Eurasia
more connected;
North and South
America not connected;
North America closer
to EurasiaPrimate /Darwinius/ "Ida"
dies in what is now GermanyLast common
ancestor of all
extant Platyrrhine
(New World monkeys)
populationsEarliest known
Platyrrhine fossils
in South AmericaOldest known ape
fossils, East Africa:
Genus /Proconsul/Family Hylobatidae
splits off from large
apesApe genus /Chororapithecus/
diverges from other Miocene apesHuman and
chimpanzee/bonobo
lineages diverge"Toumai,"
/Sahelanthropus tchadensis/,
dies in what is now northern ChadAt least five individuals of
/Orrorin tugenensis/,
undisputed biped, die
in what is now Kenya's
Tugen HillsOne individual of species
/Ardipithecus ramicus/
diesLaetoli footprints
are lain down in
Laetoli, Tanzania,
possibly by
/Australopithecus afarensis/Earliest known stone tools,
West Lake Turkana, Kenya"Selam,"
/Australopithecus afarensis/,
dies at age 3-4In-line big toes
start to become
standard in human
lineageHuman lineage
loses body hair,
retaining head
and pubic hairHuman remains
often accompanied
by artifactsChimpanzee
and bonobo
lineages diverge
due to a river's
change in courseFirst known
/Homo habilis/
fossilsOldest solid
evidence for
use of fire,
presumably by
/Homo erectus/Five /Homo erectus/
individuals, one elderly, die
in what is now Dmanisi,
Georgia, in the Lesser
Caucasus Mountains/Homo erectus/ has
made it to islands
of Java, Southeast AsiaAncestors of
Wooly and Columbian
Mammoth cross into
the AmericasAcheulean tool
culture begins,
spreads"Turkana Boy"/"Nariokotome Boy,"
/Homo erectus/, dies at age 8 at
what is now Lake Turkana,
northern KenyaTools consistent
with /Homo erectus/
tool culture on
Indonesian island
FloresSeveral individuals
of unnamed diminutive
species die on the Indonesian
island Flores at Mata MengeWooden spears
used to kill
animals in what
is now GermanyTransitional form
between /H. erectus/
and modern /H. sapiens/
dies in what is now
Atapuerca Cave,
Northern SpainTransitional form
between /H. erectus/
and modern /H. sapiens/
dies in what is now
Arago, Southern FranceA morphologically
modern /Homo sapiens/
dies in what is now
Jebel Irhoud, MoroccoBrain size in
genus /Homo/
has reached
modern proportionsTransitional form
between /H. erectus/
and modern /H. sapiens/
dies in what is now
Dali, ChinaA morphologically
modern /Homo sapiens/
with no genetic relation
to living populations
dies in what is now
Skhul, IsraelA morphologically
modern /Homo sapiens/
with no genetic relation
to living populations
dies in what is now
Qafzeh, IsraelArt is painted
onto the walls
of caves in what
is now AustraliaTiny monkeys are living
in tropical forestsSeveral morphologically
modern humans die
near what is now
Cro-Magnon, FranceHuman footprints
are left at what is
now Kow Swamp,
AustraliaHohle Fels
Cave Venus
Figurine is
constructed
in what is now
southwest
GermanyArt is painted
onto the walls
of caves in
what is now
EuropeMost "archaic"
populations are
morphologically
extinctFirst humans
arrive in the
AmericasFirst known
bow (as in
bow & arrow)Potassium-Argon
dating can be used
on volcanic material
at least this oldIntentional
burialPigments and paints
for artistic purposes
are being manufactured
in what is now Blombos
Cave, South AfricaAncestors of living
aboriginal Australians
diverged and became
isolated in what is
now AustraliaA wave of migration
took a coastal route
from what is now Africa/
the Middle East to what
is now southern AsiaAncestors and
genetic contributors
to the modern human
gene pool leave AfricaNext wave of migration
into what is now South
Central Asia/Kazakhstan
areaCharacteristics begin
to diverge from typical
African morphology and
specific Central Asian DNA
markers begin to crop upDNA is not
viable if older
than thisRadiocarbon
dating is accurate
up to this far backHumans are present
in what is now
Meadowcroft, PennsylvaniaHumans
partner up
with dogsHumans are present
in what is now
Monte Verde, ChileHumans are present
in what is now the
Paisley Caves in OregonA /Bison antiquus/
is butchered and
processed by humans
at what is now Ayer
Pond on Orcas Island
in WashingtonNative American
lineages diverge
from North and
East Asian lineages
according to DNAHumans with
more archaic
appearances
and no genetic
relation to living
aboriginals die
at what is now
Kow Swamp,
AustraliaAn American
Mastodon dies
at human hands
in what is now
Sequim, WashingtonA human dies
in what is now
Monte Verde,
ChileHumans
domesticate
the goatBellingham is
likely ice-free
as the ice sheet
recedes northwardMost Pleistocene
megafauna are
extinct in the
Pacific Northwest
region but still
exist farther northHumans
domesticate
the cowHumans begin
to invent
agriculture in
pockets across
the globeOldest archaeological
sites in BellinghamHumans
domesticate
the pigCats trick
humans into
being their
slaves"Kennewick Man"/
"The Ancient One"
diesHumans
domesticate
the honeybeeOldest known
recovered artifact
preserved in iceRadiocarbon dating
can give an accurate
age for organic material
up to this far backPacific Northwest
region probably
roughly looks,
geographically,
how it looks todayEarliest written
word, roughlyVillage exists
in what is now
Semiamu Bay,
Blaine, WashingtonChristopher Columbus
ruins a lot of people's livesLinnaeus developed
the first standardized
scientific classification
system for life on EarthPingelap
TyphoonFirst /Homo erectus/
fossils are found in JavaFirst /Australopithecus africanus/
fossils are discovered in South African
caves, genus name /Australopithecus/
is coinedRadiocarbon dating
is developedMary Leakey discovers
an /Australopithecus boisei/
skull in Olduvai Gorge in
TanzaniaWastewater treatment
plant is built in Semiamu
Bay, Blaine, WashingtonFossil "Lucy" of bipedal
/Australopithecus afarensis/
is discovered in EthiopiaRichard and Meave Leakey
discover "Turkana Boy"/
"Nariokotome Boy" of bipedal
/Homo erectus/ at Lake Turkana
in northern KenyaNAGPRA
passedFive /Homo erectus/
individuals are discovered
in Dmanisi, Georgia, in the
lesser Caucasus Mountains"Kennewick Man"/
"The Ancient One"
is discovered in
Kennewick, WashingtonWastewater treatment
plant in Semiamu Bay
is failing due to population
increase; renovation leads
to scandal and desecrationChimpanzee
and human
genomes are
sequencedFossil "Toumai" of
possibly bipedal
/Sahelanthropus tchadensis/
is discovered on the
edge of the Sahara
in northern Chad13 individuals
of diminutive
/Homo floresiensis/
are discovered in
Liang Bua Cave
on the Indonesian
island of Flores"Kennewick Man"/
"The Ancient One"
is repatriated and
reburiedÇatalhöyük, a neolithic
village, exists in what
is now TurkeyFirst ContactSummer temperatures
have reached modern
levelsBering Strait floodedSumatra separated
from MalaysiaSea-level
rise slowsEarliest known
pottery vessels
in East AsiaPeriods
CENOZOICPALEOGENENEOGENEPALEOCENEEOCENEOLIGOCENEMIOCENEPLIOCENEPLEISTOCENEHOLOCENEPALEOLITHICMESOLITHICNEOLITHICApe genus /Dryopithecus/
East Africa and EurasiaApe genus /Sivapithecus/
Southeast Asia and Middle EastApe genus /Gigantopithecus/
China, India, and VietnamApe genus /Sahelanthropus/
Posslble bipedEvolution of habitual bipedalism/Ardipithecus kadabba/Ape genus /Ardipithecus/
Undisputed biped/Australopithecus anamensis/
Kenya and EthiopiaApe genus /Australopithecus/
Undisputed biped/Australopithecus afarensis/
Ethiopia, Tanzania, and KenyaSignificant increase in brain size
in early genus /Homo/Robust Australopithecines
East and South Africa/Australopithecus boisei/
Robust Australopithecine
Kenya/Australopithecus robustus/
Robust Australopithecine
South AfricaPopulations of
/Homo erectus/
are widespreadDiminutive /Homo floresiensis/
Flores, IndonesiaMousterian tool culture is standardModern /Homo Sapiens/
pulse out of Africa, eventually
populating the worldBeringa Land Bridge
is traversibleClovis culture
is widespread
in North America
and distinctive
fluted stone tools
are commonCLASSIC PERIODCharles DarwinGregor MendelAlfred Russel WallaceDian FosseyJane GoodallBirute GaldikasNatufians live in what
is now the Jordan River ValleyNeolithic revolutionÇatalhöyük excavatedIce AgeYounger Dryas PhaseSundaland loses more than half its land area to rising sea levelsSahara begins to become a desert
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