History by historical land mass is yet another wonderful lens into knowledge. These insights are the backbone to Mike‘s articles and his longer effort books. A part of his lifelong commitment to study. While they are not complete, they are useful.
History of the Lands: Oceana
World Population: 1.5 Million
By 70,000 BCE
The Sentinelese people on North Sentinel Island
The Sentinelese show that the modern human brain was fully evolved by at least 50,000 years ago.
70,000 BCE
circa 60 to 70 thousand BCE
The Settlement of Australia
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65,000 BCE
Homo sapiens or an earlier Homo species
World Population: 4 Million
10,000 BCE
Estimates range from 2 to 5 million
New Guinea: Kuk Early Agricultural Site (Agrarian)
circa 7000 BCE
Oceana-Australasia Agrarian Society
World Population: 15 Million
3000 BCE
Estimates range from 9 to 16 million
The Lapita Culture
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1500 BCE
1500 BCE to 500 BCE
The Māori Settlement of New Zealand: Earliest Known
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