Humans reach Europe
The first humans in Europe are thought to have appeared some 45,000 years ago.
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Humans first settle in Siberia
According to the field of genetic genealogy, people first resided in Siberia by 45,000 B.C.E. and spread out east and west to populate Europe and the Americas.
Early humans settle in modern-day Indonesia
Early humans traveled by sea and spread from mainland Asia eastward to New Guinea and Australia. Homo sapiens reached the region by around 45,000 years ago.
Modern humans settle in the Phillipines for the first time
The oldest remains of modern humans in the islands, however, is the Tabon Man of Palawan, carbon-dated to 47,000 ± 11–10,000 years ago. The Tabon man is presumably a Negrito, who were among the archipelago’s earliest inhabitants, descendants of the first human migrations out of Africa.
Humans begin using flutes – perhaps first musical instruments ever – in modern-day Germany
The flutes, made from bird bone and mammoth ivory, come from a cave in southern Germany which contains early evidence for the occupation of Europe by modern humans – Homo sapiens.
First human settlement built in Australia
They used carbon dating on nuggets of hearth charcoal and eggshells to discover that the shelter was first occupied about 50,000 years ago.
Human behavior evolves to “behavioral modernity”, including abstract thinking, planning depth, and symbolic thinking
Although often debated, most scholars agree that modern human behavior can be characterized by abstract thinking, planning depth, symbolicbehavior (e.g., art, ornamentation, music), exploitation of large game, and blade technology, among others.
Humans begin practicing ceremonial burial
A 50,000-year-old Neanderthal skeleton discovered in a cave in France was intentionally buried.
Proto-humans in modern-day Siberia begin using sewing needles
The 7 centimetre (2 3/4 inch) needle was made and used by our long extinct Denisovan ancestors, a recently-discovered hominin species or subspecies.
Early humans inhabitat Lake Malawi area
Early humans inhabited the vicinity of Lake Malawi 50,000 to 60,000 years ago.