# Arrival of Homo sapiens (-45000)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/-45000-arrival-of-homo-sapiens
Location: France

Modern humans entered western Europe and increasingly occupied sites in present-day France. Within the broader Prehistoric France period, From the earliest hominin traces to the Iron Age, the territory of modern France saw repeated migrations, changing climates, technological innovations and increasingly complex communities long before a French state existed. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Prehistoric communities (No single ruler). Arrival of Homo sapiens is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Arrival of Homo sapiens is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France.

Ruler at the time: [Prehistoric communities](https://history-france.com/rulers/prehistoric-communities)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Arrival of Homo sapiens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Arrival+of+Homo+sapiens&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Arrival of Homo sapiens](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Arrival+of+Homo+sapiens)
- [Wikipedia — History of France overview](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_France)