![]() ~120,000 years ago: use of marine shells for personal decoration by humans, including Neandertals.~120,000 years ago: possibly the earliest evidence of use of symbols etched onto bone.125,000 years ago: the peak of the Eemian interglacial period.130,000 years ago: oldest evidence of ancient seafaring, from Crete (an island isolated from land for millions of years prior to human arrival).150,000 years ago: Peopling of Africa: Khoisanid separation, age of mtDNA haplogroup L0.160,000 years ago: Homo sapiens idaltu.∼164,000 years ago: humans expanded their diet to include marine resources.170,000 years ago: humans are wearing clothing by this date.194,000–177,000 years ago: modern human presence in West Asia ( Misliya cave in Israel). ![]() 195,000 years ago: Omo remains (Ethiopia).200,000 years ago: oldest known grass bedding, including insect-repellent plants and ash layers beneath (possibly for a dirt-free, insulated base and to keep away arthropods).210,000 years ago: modern human presence in southeast Europe (Apidima, Greece).230,000–150,000 years ago: age of mt-DNA haplogroup L (" Mitochondrial Eve").250,000 years ago: first appearance of Homo neanderthalensis ( Saccopastore skulls).270,000 years ago: age of Y-DNA haplogroup A00 (" Y-chromosomal Adam"). ![]() 315,000 years ago: approximate date of appearance of Homo sapiens ( Jebel Irhoud, Morocco).∼320,000 to 305,000 years ago: Populations at Olorgesailie in Southern Kenya undergo technological improvements in tool making and engage in long-distance trade. ![]() Further information: Timeline of human evolution § Homo sapiens, List of human evolution fossils § Middle Paleolithic, and List of first human settlements § Middle Paleolithic See Timeline of human evolution, Timeline of natural history for earlier evolutionary history. ![]()
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