Monthly Archives: August 2017

From Africa to Australia, then thousands of years later, arrival of the Scots

Posted on August 25, 2017 by borderslynn

I have put together what, to me, and surely any other curious person, is the fascinating current understanding of the ancient people who made their way to Australia, possible 40 to 70,000 years ago. Those humans knew how to light … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged aborigine, Africa, archaeology, australia, genetics, genome project, migration, mungo lady, mungo man, neanderthal | 1 Comment

Destruction of the Garden

Posted on August 14, 2017 by borderslynn

Humans thrive when nature provides them with fertile land where they feel safe and can develop skills. This was such a place, between less abundant and often hostile lands, it was a place humans would target and fight to keep … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged arable land, bronze age, dam technology, ecology, Farming, fertile crescent, habitat, irrigation, pre neolithic, water, wildlife | 2 Comments

Movement of People of the African Sahara

Posted on August 13, 2017 by borderslynn

I have been particularly interested in finding out why people migrated out of Africa, but there is also the story of those who remained. The adaptable indigenous human, always so ingenious in the most hostile environments. Yet becoming part of … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Africa, aquifer, arabian, desert, ice age, megalithic, migration, nomads, paleolithic, rainfall, rivers, sahara, survival, water, weather patterns | Leave a comment

The connectivity of oceans and human survival

Posted on August 8, 2017 by borderslynn

Business jargon uses SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) to determine decision making. I would suggest this is probably how all humans have approached challenges of survival, but business jargon has encapsulated the process. As the oceans warmed and the … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged boats, bronze age, egypt, ice age, ice melt, language, Mesopotamia, mycenean, oceans, phoenecians, rising sea levels, seafaring | 1 Comment