Visualizing the estimated timeline of early human migration. Published in A walk through Time. TEST 2
Jeff Blossom
Every hundred miles Paul Salopek pauses to record the landscape and a person he meets, assembling a global snapshot of humankind. TEST 2
Every hundred miles Paul Salopek pauses to record the landscape and a person he meets, assembling a global snapshot of humankind. TEST 2
In the steppes
The yellowed grass does not speak,
It is silent and bends as though it were alive;
It does not want to disclose the truth,
But there is no one else to ask.
— Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian poet and nationalist, exiled to Kazakhstan. (From: “Second Half of 1848, Kosaral.”)
A wraparound soundscape at this Milestone
This Milestone’s location on a map
Photos of the ground under Paul’s feet and the sky above at this Milestone
A brief question and answer with the first person Paul meets at this Milestone
Silences
No human being was encountered within 6 miles (10 kilometers) of this Milestone.
Observations from social media from the Milestone location
In this region near Mangystau, Kazakhstan, Twitter has limited activity compared to other social networks. A woman is honoring her love for her husband, celebrating a friend’s birthday and wishing that Friday prayers come true.
A video showing the landscape around this Milestone
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