Dark Orange The Indian subcontinent Light Orange: countries culturally linked to India; Yellow Regions considerable current or historical cultural influence

Known Neanderthal range in Europe (blue), Southwest Asia (orange), Uzbekistan (green), and the Altai Mountains (violet)

Globe projected on to a Icosahedron (20 sided regular shape) and unfolded. Helps preserve appearance and size of land masses at the expense of unfolding.