Tourism Through

Ages

Chronologies
of
Travel
Chronology of Ancient
Migrations
Early Explorers
&
Great Travelers
 Chronology of Ancient Migrations
Early Explorers & Great Travelers

Period Description
1 million years Homo Erectus originates in eastern and southern
ago Africa; makes extensive migrations north to Middle
East
350,000 Early Homo Sapiens evolves from H. Erectus; dwells
years ago in Africa, Europe and Asia
50,000-30,000 Anatomically modern man, H. Sapiens, evolves
years ago and expands into Australia from south-eastern Asia
and into north-eastern Asia
15,000 years ago Upper Palaeolithic people cross into northern
latitudes of the New World from north-eastern Asia
on a land bridge
 Chronology of Ancient Migrations
Early Explorers & Great Travelers

Period (B.C.E.) Description

4000 Sumerians (Mesopotamia & Babylonia) invent
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