From Morocco — coordinate 001 — out of Africa and across the world, follow the path of Homo sapiens. Morocco is open now; the rest unlock as you travel.
Explore MoroccoThe Origin Trail is a living record of human origins — ten real sites where our species took shape and spread, from the High Atlas to the painted caves of Europe.
Every descent begins at coordinate 001: Morocco, the cradle of humankind, and the only stop open to book today. The other coordinates stay locked — a story to follow now, and a journey to unlock as Apollo Earth Travel expands.
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Jebel Irhoud · 315,000 years
Your journey begins here. Morocco is where the oldest Homo sapiens remains were found, changing what we know about our own origins. Start with Morocco to unlock the next destination on the trail.
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Florisbad · 260,000 years
The Florisbad skull, found near a hot spring, shows early humans as they were taking shape on the southern African plains.
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Omo Kibish · Herto · 233,000 years
Bones found along the Omo and Awash rivers are some of the oldest known modern humans in East Africa.
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Ndutu · 200,000 years
Found near Olduvai Gorge, the Ndutu skull mixes old and modern traits, in a region where early humans lived for millions of years.
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Hualongdong · Tianyuan · Zhoukoudian · 40,000–300,000 years
From ancient skulls at Hualongdong to later finds at Tianyuan and Liujiang, East Asia tells a long story of early humans living alongside other human groups.
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Flores · Java · 45,000 years
Modern humans reached these islands 45,000 years ago and shared the land with Homo floresiensis, the tiny 'hobbit' of Flores.
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Lake Mungo · 40,000 years
Mungo Lady and Mungo Man, buried by an ancient lake, are the oldest known humans in Australia and show the earliest known cremation on Earth.
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Sima de los Huesos · Atapuerca · 430,000 years (ancestral)
The 'Pit of Bones' in Atapuerca held 28 people who were ancestors of the Neanderthals — Europe's deep root of the human family tree.
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Abri Pataud · 20,000 years
This rock shelter in the Dordogne tells the story of the Cro-Magnons, the artists behind the famous Lascaux and Chauvet cave paintings.
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