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When did Homo sapiens first settle in Scandinavia?

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The earliest known Anatomically Modern Humans (AMH or Homo sapiens) in Scandinavia were the Hamburgians, who arrived in Jutland 14700 years ago, settling in Fennoscandia 13900 years ago. read more

The earliest known Anatomically Modern Humans (AMH or Homo sapiens) in Scandinavia were the Hamburgians, who arrived in Jutland 14,700 years ago, settling in Fennoscandia 13,900 years ago. They were soon joined by other Late-Ice-Age cultures, including Creswellian, Federmesser, Brommean, Ahrensburgian, Hensbacka, Fosna, and Komsa, some of which were offshoots of the Hamburgians. read more

Human "settlement" does not necessarily have to be continuous; settled areas in some cases become depopulated due to environmental conditions, such as glacial periods or the Toba volcanic eruption. Early Homo sapiens migrated out of Africa from as early as 270,000 years ago, although permanent presence outside of Africa was established only after about 70,000 years ago. read more

Before 700 000 B.C. Homo sapiens resided solely in Africa as did Australopithecus afarensis, the precursor of Homo erectus, which appeared there around 3.3 million years ago. The well-known complete skeleton nicknamed "Lucy" is an example of Australopithecus afarensis. read more

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