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Events relating to migration
Creatures of the genus Homo, classified as early modern humans, are living in east Africa
Homo erectus, moves out of Africa and begins to spread through Europe and Asia
A possible second migration from Africa begins, involving at some time the ancestors of modern man, Homo sapiens sapiens
The first human inhabitants of Australia make the crossing from southeast Asia
With the sea level falling, a land bridge (known as Beringia) forms between Siberia and Alaska, enabling humans to enter the continent of America
The people known as Phoenicians are in the region of modern Lebanon from around this date
Semitic tribes move up from the Arabian peninsula, through Sinai into Palestine and Syria
The Canaanites establish themselves in the region around what is now Jerusalem
Bantu-speaking tribes begin to spread through Africa, from their original homelands south of the Sahara
Africa south of the equatorial forests is largely inhabited by the Khoisan, of whom the San and the Hottentots are the modern survivors
The Beaker people arrive in Britain, bringing several desirable commodities - including horses, alcohol and bronze
Abraham leaves Ur and moves with his tribe and flocks towards Canaan
Over many centuries Indo-European tribes (Greeks, Germans, Balts, Italics, Celts) move into new territories throughout western Europe
The biblical account suggests that around this period the Hebrews are a captive tribe in Egypt
The Maya are believed to have lived in the same region from about 1500 BC to the present day - America's longest example of continuity
The Slavs settle in the regions of eastern Europe and western Russia
Indo-European tribes, known collectively as Aryans, enter India from the northwest
Indo-European tribes, speaking Baltic languages, settle in the regions of modern Lithuania and Latvia
Seafarers reach and colonize Fiji, lying between Melanesia and Polynesia
Moses is with the Hebrew tribes in Sinai, after the exodus from Egypt
Mysterious raiders from the sea cause chaos throughout the eastern Mediterranean, from Greece to Palestine and Egypt
The Philistines settle in the region which, as Palestine, will become known by their name
The Sinhalese, after moving south through India, cross into Sri Lanka
The Lapps, hunters of reindeer, have Scandinavia to themselves before the arrival of Germanic tribes
The Celts, moving west from central Europe, settle in France and northern Spain
