"Homo sapiens" emerged around 300,000 years ago from "H. erectus" (sometimes called "Homo" "ergaster") that remained in Africa. "H. sapians" migrated out of the continent gradually replacing local populations of "H. erectus" and other archaic humans. "H. sapiens" proceeded to colonize all the continents and larger islands, arriving in Eurasia 125,000–60,000 years ago, Australia around 65,000 years ago, the Americas around 15,000 years ago, and remote islands such as Hawaii, Easter Island, Madagascar, and New Zealand between the years 300 and 1280.