Connected World Processes · Evolution

Multiple human lineages coexisted

c. 700,000-300,000 years ago · Africa and Eurasia, anchored in western Eurasia

Fossils and later genetic evidence reveal branching populations rather than a ladder of inevitable replacement.

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How the setting appeared

Glacial cycles repeatedly rearranged forests, steppe and habitable corridors across continents.

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How people lived

Populations adapted locally and sometimes became isolated; social identities are inaccessible at this depth.

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How people worked

Stone technologies varied by material and task, with some practices persisting while others changed.

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Belief, ritual and worship

No named religion or ritual is supported for this interval.

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Historical geography

A dated anchor, not an exact border

The local map uses modern coastlines only for orientation. The marker identifies this record's geographic anchor, not the full reach of a community or polity.

Map geometry loads only when requested. Modern outlines are orientation only; historical geography and identities changed through time.

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Evidence register

Guides used for this record

Each registered source ID is paired with its institutional URL for independent checking. Source count is transparent, and duplicate URLs count only once.

CIT-GLOBAL-SMITHSONIAN-HUMAN-ORIGINS

Human Origins Program: evidence of human evolution

https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

CIT-GLOBAL-MAX-PLANCK-NEANDERTALS

Neandertals

https://www.mpg.de/neandertals

Max Planck Society

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