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Every corner of Earth was reached by someone who walked, sailed, or rode there first.

Seven human migration routes — your DNA remembers at least one of these journeys.

Cover — every corner of Earth was reached by someone who walked, sailed, or rode there first.
Out of Africa — the migration that started it all, 70,000 years ago
The Bantu expansion across Africa
The Austronesian voyage across the Pacific
The Bering crossing into the Americas
The Indo-European spread
Movement along the Silk Road
The Viking expansion — reaching North America 500 years before Columbus
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70,000 years ago we left Africa. Polynesians crossed the Pacific reading stars and waves. Vikings hit North America 500 years before Columbus. Your DNA remembers at least one of these journeys.