Johannesburg: SiltaNews – News Desk
The origins of the Asian people are traced through archaeology, genetics, and documented history. Modern humans migrated out of Africa tens of thousands of years ago and gradually settled across Asia, with evidence showing their presence in Southeast Asia by about 60,000 years ago and in East Asia around 40,000 years ago. These populations adapted to diverse environments, from the steppes of Central Asia to the fertile river valleys of China and India, forming the basis of Asia’s demographic diversity.
The earliest civilizations of Asia are supported by archaeological records. In Mesopotamia, urban societies developed writing, law, and organized governance. The Indus Valley Civilization in South Asia, flourishing around 2500 BCE, produced advanced city planning and trade networks. In East Asia, the Yellow River valley nurtured dynasties that established agriculture, bronze technology, and philosophies central to Chinese culture. Persia unified vast territories under the Achaemenid Empire, creating administrative systems that influenced later states.
Asia is also the birthplace of major religions and philosophies, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Confucianism, and Zoroastrianism. These traditions shaped societies across the continent and beyond. Trade routes such as the Silk Road connected Asian peoples with Africa and Europe, facilitating the exchange of goods, ideas, and cultural practices.
The birth of the Asian people is therefore documented through verifiable evidence: the migration of humans into Asia, the archaeological record of early civilizations, and the rise of cultural and religious systems that continue to define the continent’s identity.