From bodies and tools to farming, writing, thought, science, industry and AI. Follow the milestones in the supplied sequence.
About 7 million years to the present7 eras · 112 milestones16 detailed records in the first era
THE HUMAN STORY / SEVEN ROADS
Seven eras, one human story
112 milestones
Follow the supplied list in order. Sixteen evidence files are complete for the first era; later eras begin as an editorial timeline and will gain detailed records in sequence.
ERA 01
The road we walked — Bodies & tools
About 7 million–12,000 years ago
01 / BODIES & TOOLS
Explore in list order
01 / 16
Spacing follows learning stages, not elapsed time. Date ranges can overlap.
02 / TRACES ON EARTH
Mapping the traces
● Evidence region┄ Direction · hypothesis
Routes are schematic reconstructions, not tracked journeys. Modern coastlines and borders are geographic references. Stages are educational; overlapping periods are not one continuous procession. Dots are approximate evidence locations, not departure points or surveyed excavation coordinates.