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.
The Elizabethan era is widely regarded as Englandâs Renaissance, and the language arts flourished. Theater arts reached a new level of popularity, with an average of two companies performing six days a week in London. Wordsmiths, like playwrights, often found work -- including the English languageâs best known playwright, William Shakespeare, who wrote and staged his plays during this period.