Journey of Modern Humans from Africa By Ethan Murray Period: 200,000 BCE to 195,000 BCE Modern Humans Evolved in Africa Period: 195,000 BCE to 160,000 BCE Modern Humans Confined to Africa Period: 160,000 BCE to 135,000 BCE Modern Humans Faced Challenges Period: 135,000 BCE to 120,000 BCE Modern Humans Tested the Sahara Period: 120,000 BCE to 115,000 BCE Modern Humans First Left Africa Period: 115,000 BCE to 90,000 BCE Modern Humans in the Middle East Period: 90,000 BCE to 70,000 BCE Modern Humans Almost Go Extinct Period: 70,000 BCE to 60,000 BCE Second Migration Out of Africa Period: 60,000 BCE to 50,000 BCE Modern Humans Bypassed Europe Period: 50,000 BCE to 45,000 BCE Humans In Australia and China Period: 45,000 BCE to 40,000 BCE Modern Humans in the Middle East Period: 40,000 BCE to 35,000 BCE Modern Humans Reached Europe Period: 35,000 BCE to 20,000 BCE Modern Humans in Euraisia Period: 20,000 BCE to 15,000 BCE Modern Humans in the Americas Period: 15,000 BCE to 8000 BCE Modern Humans Settled Down Period: 8000 BCE to 2023 Modern Humans Covered the Earth