300,000 BP to 250,000 BP

300,000 BP to 250,000 BP   A prehistoric timeline of events 

280,000 BP, New Zealand: A super volcano erupted in Matahina Ignimbrie of the Taup volcanic zone on the North Island. The zone may be called the Haroharo Caldera. The ejeta was about 120 km cubed. 

 400,000 BP to 350,000 BP

400,000 BP: Neanderthals probably lived in Europe at this time. There are hints that the may have in that region twice that many years ago. Europe may have been continuously for 100,000 years

~ Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka was occupied by modern humans by this time.

338,000 BP, New Zealand: On the North Island in it's Taupo volcanic zone the super volcano  Tupo Nui erupted ejecting about 2,000 cubic km of stuff.

~ There was also an eruption in Kyushu, Japan. Eruptions continued at this same place for a total of four large eruptions between 300,000 BP and 80,000 BP.

230,000 BP to 185,000 BP

230,000 BP to 185,000 BP

230,000 BP: Humans who can be classified as homo sapiens in evidence, among them Neanderthal man.

 

212,000 BP to 17,000 BP: Evidence of Solutrian people in eastern France, in Spain, and England during this period. Most of their articles found have been dated from around 21,000 BP. Practically no evidence of their existence is found dating to after around 17,000 BP.

200 Mya: Pangea existed as present continents united.

~ Gigantopithecus, after flourishing for at least six million years, disappears. (Natural History 11/91)

~ Greece: An excellent Old Stone Age axe dating to about this time was found.

~ USA: In a site near Barstow, California Stone Age tools were found suggesting approximately this time.