▁for ▁this ▁early ▁migration ▁out ▁of ▁Africa ▁are ▁R iw at ▁in ▁Pakistan ▁( ~ 2 ▁Ma ? ), ▁U be idi ya ▁in ▁the ▁Lev ant ▁( 1 . 5 ▁Ma ) ▁and ▁D man isi ▁in ▁the ▁C au cas us ▁( 1 . 8 1 ▁ ± ▁ 0 . 0 3 ▁Ma , ▁p = 0 . 0 5 ). ▁ ▁China ▁was ▁populated ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 . 6 6 ▁My a ▁based ▁on ▁stone ▁artifact s ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁Ni he wan ▁Bas in . ▁The ▁arch ae ological ▁site ▁of ▁X ih ou du ▁() ▁in ▁Sh an xi ▁Province ▁is ▁the ▁earliest ▁recorded ▁use ▁of ▁fire ▁by ▁H omo ▁ere ct us , ▁which ▁is ▁dated ▁ 1 . 2 7   mill ion ▁years ▁ago . ▁ ▁S out heast ▁Asia ▁( Java ) ▁was ▁reached ▁about ▁ 1 . 7   mill ion ▁years ▁ago ▁( M eg anth rop us ). ▁Western ▁Europe ▁was ▁first ▁populated ▁around ▁ 1 . 2   mill ion ▁years ▁ago ▁( At ap uer ca ). ▁ ▁Robert ▁G . ▁Bed nar ik ▁has ▁suggested ▁that ▁H omo ▁ere ct us ▁may ▁have ▁built ▁ra ft s ▁and ▁sa iled ▁o ce ans , ▁a ▁theory ▁that ▁has ▁raised ▁some ▁controvers y . ▁ ▁After ▁H . ▁ere ct us ▁ ▁One ▁million ▁years ▁after ▁its ▁dispers al , ▁H . ▁ere ct us ▁was ▁diver ging ▁into ▁new ▁species . ▁H . ▁ere ct