Historical world map · 123,000 BC

World map in 123,000 BC

A prehistoric reconstruction where mapped regions are necessarily broad and approximate. This sourced reconstruction contains 157 mapped geometries. 3 carry usable source labels; 153 are unlabeled in the original data.

Mapped shapes
157
Named labels
3
Geometry points
18,907
Data source
Historical Basemaps borders

Interactive world map for 123,000 BC

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Named in the source

Cultures, peoples, and polities mapped in 123,000 BC

Usable source labels mix archaeological cultures, peoples, broad cultural regions, and early polities. They are reproduced as dataset labels, not converted into modern-country categories.

Named labels
3
Unlabeled shapes
153
  • Homo erectus
  • Homo heidelbergensis
  • Neanderthal

Precision in the source

Not every border deserves the same confidence

Precision is inherited from the dataset when available. It describes how the line was encoded, not the overall certainty of every historical claim inside the polygon.

Approximate border
157
Unlabeled source geometries
153

Source, license, and download

Historical boundary snapshots for countries and cultural regions, used through 2010. Coverage: 53 available snapshots from prehistory through 2010

Reuse terms: GPL-3.0 repository license. Check the original project for full attribution and reuse requirements.

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