The Origin of Mankind: 3,1 million years ago - 45000 YBM

This article describes the history of humanity from 3,1 million years to 45,000 YBM.

Marathugadic
The history of men begins 3,1 million years ago, with the start of the Marathugadic. This time period runs from 3,1 million years ago to 1,6 million years ago, and comprises the time period in which the first humans started making tools, occupied themselves with large scale hunting for the first time, and lived hunter-gatherer lives in small, nomadic and egalitarian groups that constantly struggled for survival.

Lower Marathugadic
Mankind started its journey in the womb of what is now Sornomali: the immense plateaus of Marathugada. For millions of years, large, standing apes had populated the plains, and struggled for the domination of their species. One of those species of ape had an advantage over the others: around 3,1 million years ago they started to fashion tools and weapons out of loose rocks lying about on the plains. Archeological excavations have been carried out at Hadrugurosimata and Lerawa Hasimtha, where hundreds of sharp, modified stones where dug up. Archeological research done by monks of the Sornomalian monasteries of Husiuthamor as early as 1561 YAM has confirmed that humanity started its journey towards world domination in Sornomali, and had populated large parts of Cominore around 1,5 million years ago.

From Sornomali, small groups of hunter-gatherers left for the rest of Cominore as early as 2,9 million years ago. These waves of early colonisators form the genetic backbone of the current Cominore society. Continuous waves of new settlers crashed upon earlier inhabitants, and a complex, genetic mix was formed. As of today, large parts of Mivha and Feralesi remain a patchwork of completely different ethnic groups, which has its roots in the early settlement of Cominore.

Excavations at Marimi site, Mivhathara, Kadaitska, have resurfaced small bones with carvings that date back to 2,1 million YBM. Other sites where evidence of human settlement has been found that dates back to at least 1 million YBM include but are not limited to Egshutla, Ihonds; Bola, Kola; Kamarusha, Kadaitska; Heducugna, Envina; Atle Atarior, Varana and Selagym, Coauni.

First humans in Araelska
Findings at Althamer Huyamek,Olaghaie, confirm that the first humans left Cominore around 1,1 million years ago. These populations gradually died out, however, as genetic research has showed. It wasn't until the Prehistoric Colonization of the Camharic time period that humans started moving into Araelskan lands again.