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80,000–70,000 years ago: Recent African origin: separation of sub-Saharan Africans and non-Africans.82,000 years ago: small perforated seashell beads from Taforalt in Morocco are the earliest evidence of personal adornment found anywhere in the world.100,000 years ago: Earliest structures in the world (sandstone blocks set in a semi-circle with an oval foundation) built in Egypt close to Wadi Halfa near the modern border with Sudan.120,000–75,000 years ago: Khoisanid back-migration from Southern Africa to East Africa.120,000–90,000 years ago: Abbassia Pluvial in North Africa-the Sahara desert region is wet and fertile.~120,000 years ago: use of marine shells for personal decoration by humans, including Neandertals.~120,000 years ago: possibly the earliest evidence of use of symbols etched onto bone.125,000 years ago: the peak of the Eemian interglacial period.150,000 years ago: Peopling of Africa: Khoisanid separation, age of mtDNA haplogroup L0.160,000 years ago: Homo sapiens idaltu.∼164,000 years ago: humans expanded their diet to include marine resources.170,000 years ago: humans are wearing clothing by this date.194,000–177,000 years ago: modern human presence in West Asia ( Misliya cave in Israel).195,000 years ago: Omo remains (Ethiopia).200,000 years ago: oldest known grass bedding, including insect-repellent plants and ash layers beneath (possibly for a dirt-free, insulated base and to keep away arthropods).210,000 years ago: modern human presence in southeast Europe (Apidima, Greece).230,000–150,000 years ago: age of mt-DNA haplogroup L (" Mitochondrial Eve").250,000 years ago: first appearance of Homo neanderthalensis ( Saccopastore skulls).270,000 years ago: age of Y-DNA haplogroup A00 (" Y-chromosomal Adam").315,000 years ago: approximate date of appearance of Homo sapiens ( Jebel Irhoud, Morocco).

∼320,000 to 305,000 years ago: Populations at Olorgesailie in Southern Kenya undergo technological improvements in tool making and engage in long-distance trade.Further information: Timeline of human evolution § Homo sapiens, List of human evolution fossils § Middle Paleolithic, and List of first human settlements § Middle Paleolithic See Timeline of human evolution, Timeline of natural history for earlier evolutionary history.