MIDDLE PALEOLITHIC (STONE AGE) - Homo sapiens emerges in Africa and eventually spreads into Eurasia (jan 1, 350000 BC – jan 1, 50000 BC)
Description:
Homo sapiens eventually spreads from Africa into Eurasia, replacing homo erectus, neanderthals, and other early hominids. They are nomadic hunter/gatherers and use fire.Hominids had begun using stone tools 2.5 million years ago and eventually spread throughout Eurasia (Lower Paleolithic)
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jan 1, 350000 BC
jan 1, 50000 BC
~ 300199 years