Early humans followed the coast


	Early humans followed the coast

invictus

10-7-2006 5:55 PM

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anthropology, humans, civilization, seafare, history, science

invictus says:

Shifting sea levels since the last Ice Age, combined with coastal erosion, would have erased many traces of a maritime past, Professor Erlandson explained.

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10-8-2006 8:32 AM

debbyski

It is only logical to assume that early humans "hunted" the sea.

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					Early humans followed the coast
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				<DIV class="cap">Coastlines were rich in resources for early humans</DIV>
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			</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><B>Learning how to live off the sea may have played a key role in the expansion of early humans around the globe.  </B>
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<FONT size="2">After leaving Africa, human groups probably followed coastal routes to the Americas and South-East Asia.
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