Part Of: Anthropogeny sequence
Human Milestones
A graphic I created summarizing key cultural and biological milestones.
Note that time is situated on a logarithmic scale. Full resolution image here.
Hominid Phylogeny
Of course, the hominid line began diverging genetically from that of other primates around 7 million year ago.
Image from Berkeley’s Understanding Evolution. Full resolution image here.
Out of Africa
Finally, here is the geography & timeline of the emigration waves out of Africa, courtesy of Huffington Post and National Geographic.
A couple facts that provide context on our journey out of Africa:
- Emigration paths were radically influenced by the Quaternary glaciation.
- Emigration was largely caused by the Toba supereruption.
Related Content
This post bears on the history of human- and hominid-like species.
- For a history of the Earth, see my common descent graphic here.
- For a history of the universe, see Deep Time: The Story of Cosmogenesis.
Fewer Lacunae 
