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
The gray weather matched our mood. We came out of a truck stop town where we’d spent the night and fallen sick. We’d stayed in rooms like prison cells. Earlier, we’d lost our donkey to a fever. We were depressed. Some things you can out-walk. Grief isn’t one of them.
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
Kaptan Singh Rawat
Retired teacher, age 60
Who are you?
I’m a farmer now. I was a teacher for eight to nine years, but then my brother died. Teaching was good because you are educating someone. Teaching is good for your soul. I came back to the village because there was family land that needed to be harvested.
Where do you come from?
I’m from this village. It’s called Thara.
Where are you going?
I was going into the fields. I saw you, and I stopped.
A video showing the landscape around this Milestone
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