Previously, the most widely accepted theory was that all modern humans derive from a single out-of-Africa migration wave into Europe, Asia, and Australia. According to this model, the first Australians branched off from an Asian population that had already separated from the ancestors of Europeans.
Elizabethan - a person who lived during the reign of Elizabeth I; William Shakespeare was an Elizabethan. individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; there was too much for one person to do.
Queen Elizabeth I's reign (1558-1603) was referred to as the Elizabethan Era and is often considered to be the golden age in English history. It was the peak of the English Renaissance and saw the blossoming of English poetry, music and literature. This was also the time during which Elizabethan theatre flourished, and many playwrights composed plays that changed the face of England's theatre.