Out of Africa I

In paleoanthropology, Out of Africa I is the first series of hominin expansions into Eurasia, which took place from 1.8 to 0.8 million years ago (Ma). Shortly before in Africa, Homo erectus had descended from the woodland-restricted Homo habilis. H. erectus, diverging from H. habilis, adapted to the open grounds of the savannahs and arid landscapes, and later managed to expand out of East Africa, eventually into Eurasia.