r/geography • u/aceraspire8920 • Oct 29 '24

What is the most interesting fact about Cyprus? Discussion

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u/skyasaurus Oct 29 '24

Random thought...would perhaps Homo Erectus been able to cross over during the Messinian Salinity Crisis ~5 million years ago? Does the timing line up?

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u/HimOnEarth Oct 29 '24

I think H. Erectus wasn't around until 3mya

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u/Home--Builder Oct 29 '24

Dispersed from Africa 1.9 MYA.

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u/HolocronContinuityDB Oct 29 '24

I had to go double check these years because that was my first thought when OP said "Cyprus has always been an island." Sadly no humans or humanish folks around to have seen the Zanclean flood and say "Grog, you see big wall of water?" "Yea Grug, big wall of water!" and fistbump.