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The Greatest Walk: Early human migration

author: Jeff Blossom, added on: 2026-01-17


The Greatest Walk: Early human migration

Jeff Blossom:

Theories about our species’ routing out of Africa abound. Many scientists point to a drop in sea levels, creating land bridges for early wanderers to trudge across. Using sea-floor elevation data, we can imagine the vastly altered landscape our restless ancestors may have faced.


Collection: prehistory - Tags: history, human-migration, prehistory - Source: outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org