Prehistoric Europe

Most anthropologists believe that humans migrated from Africa and appeared in Europe more than 700,000 years ago. Neanderthal Man, an early form of human, emerged in Europe sometime between 100,000 and 200,000 years ago. One of the earliest forms of modern humans, Cro-Magnon Man, appeared in Europe in about 40,000 b.c. Prehistoric Europeans were hunters and gatherers until about 6000 b.c., when organized agriculture spread to Europe from the Near East.