# 🌍 Human Epoch

**Journey through time — from apes to astronauts.**  
A scroll-based interactive timeline showcasing humanity's greatest milestones, inspired by [neal.fun/deep-sea](https://neal.fun/deep-sea/).

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## 🚀 Live Preview

👉 **[View the Project Online](#)**

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## 📖 About the Project

**Human Epoch** is a visually immersive, scroll-animated webpage that lets you travel through humanity's history — from our primitive ancestors to space exploration.

As you scroll, you’ll uncover high-quality images, historical facts, and major events that shaped our civilization.

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## 🌟 Features

- 🎞️ Scroll-based animation for smooth storytelling  
- 🖼️ High-resolution historical images (sourced manually from Google)  
- 📅 Timeline of major events, each with date, image, and description  
- 🌌 Parallax and CSS animations for an engaging experience  
- 🧭 Fixed timeline tracker as you scroll  
- 📱 Responsive design (desktop & mobile)

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## 🗺️ Timeline Milestones

Here are some of the key moments featured:

| Era | Milestone |
|-----|-----------|
| ~6 Million BC | First upright apes appear |
| ~1.5 Million BC | Discovery of fire |
| ~300,000 BC | Early human tools |
| ~3,200 BC | Invention of writing |
| ~500 BC | Philosophers & empires |
| 1400s | Age of Exploration begins |
| 1760s | Industrial Revolution |
| 1969 | Moon Landing |
| 2000s–Now | Mars Rovers & beyond |

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## 🛠️ Getting Started

To run the project locally:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/human-epoch.git
cd human-epoch
open index.html  # or drag it into your browser

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## 🖼️ Image Credits

All images are handpicked from Google and belong to their respective copyright holders.
Used under **educational fair use** for non-commercial storytelling purposes.

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## 🧠 Future Plans

* 🎧 Add immersive background sounds per era
* 🗣️ Historical quotes for each milestone
* 🧪 Interactive mini-elements (e.g., quiz or trivia)
* 🛰️ Real-time era positioning with progress bar

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## 📜 License

This project is for **educational and non-commercial** use.
Feel free to fork, modify, and learn — just don't resell it.

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## ✨ Credits

Made with ❤️ by Dulmina Geeganage
Inspired by **neal.fun**, **Histography.io**, and every curious mind who looks up at the stars 🌠