human dispersal

The Past

Ancient Migration Quiz

Roughly how long ago did the earliest human migrations begin?

OPPOSITE Just how suitable are tropical forests for human activity? It was long assumed that leaving these challenging environments helped spur human development, but now research is overturning this view. Here we see Panga ya Saidi cave, which lies 15km from the coast of Kenya. Roughly 78,000 years

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Rethinking the jungle: the forgotten story of humanity and tropical forests

Humans and jungles are often seen as a poor combination. It is easy to write off the environment as challenging at best and a ‘green hell’ at worst. But could it be that tropical forests have repeatedly helped rather than hindered humanity’s progress? Patrick Roberts told Matthew Symonds why it is time to rethink the archaeology of the jungle.