Meanwhile…

Emergence of Jericho as a permanent settlement

circa 9000 v.Chr.

The cognitive revolution

ongeveer 70.000 jaar geleden

The agricultural revolution

ongeveer 10.000 v.Chr.

Diverse reef fauna colonizes coral ecosystems

from around 485 million years ago to the present

Indo-Pacific coral triangle reaches peak biodiversity

formed over the last several million years, stable by around 10,000 years ago

Homo erectus masters fire

ongeveer 1,8 miljoen jaar geleden

Invention of the Bone Needle

around 40,000 BC

The emergence of spoken language

rond 100.000 - 50.000 jaar geleden

Early hominins live in the open wild

ca. 2.000.000 jaar geleden

Caves and temporary shelters

ca. 100.000 - 20.000 jaar geleden

Huckleberry Ridge eruption of Yellowstone

rond 2,1 miljoen jaar geleden

Great Barrier Reef begins forming

around 500,000 years ago