First human settlement built in Australia
They used carbon dating on nuggets of hearth charcoal and eggshells to discover that the shelter was first occupied about 50,000 years ago.
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Human behavior evolves to “behavioral modernity”, including abstract thinking, planning depth, and symbolic thinking
Although often debated, most scholars agree that modern human behavior can be characterized by abstract thinking, planning depth, symbolicbehavior (e.g., art, ornamentation, music), exploitation of large game, and blade technology, among others.
Humans begin practicing ceremonial burial
A 50,000-year-old Neanderthal skeleton discovered in a cave in France was intentionally buried.
Proto-humans in modern-day Siberia begin using sewing needles
The 7 centimetre (2 3/4 inch) needle was made and used by our long extinct Denisovan ancestors, a recently-discovered hominin species or subspecies.
Humans begin practicing herbalism
The use of plants as medicines predates written human history. Archaeological evidence indicates that humans were using medicinal plants during the Paleolithic, approximately 60,000 years ago.
Humans, perhaps in South Africa, invent the bow and arrow
Some of the earliest arrowheads come from South Africa. As people spread from Africa to India, Australia, all over Asia, and Europe, they took their bows and arrows with them.
Homo Sapiens arrive in Australia for first time
Researchers have found evidence that suggests the ancestors of Aboriginal Australians landed in the northern part of Australia at least 65,000 years ago.
Humans in Ancient Morocco manufacture jewelry for first time
A team of archaeologists has uncovered some of the world’s earliest shell ornaments in a limestone cave in Eastern Morocco.
Humans begin burying dead, perhaps in modern-day Israel
The earliest undisputed human burial dates back 100,000 years. Human skeletal remains stained with red ochre were discovered in the Skhul cave at Qafzeh, Israel.
Humans invent the harpoon, perhaps in modern day Democratic Republic of Congo
The Semliki harpoon, also known as the Katanda harpoon, refers to a group of complex barbed harpoon heads carved from bone, which were found at an archaeologic site on the Semliki River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.