41,000 BP to 38,000 BP

40,000 BP: Evidence strongly suggest that tool making and ocean crossing in Southeast Asia occurred at about this time.

~ Sea-level was about 50 meters below 2,000 AD levels at this time.

~ Italy: About this date there was a volcanic eruption at Campi Flegrei, Naples.

~ West Asia including the Middle East: Amoudian culture.