ANTH 1132 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Pleistocene, Beringia, Northeast Asia
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* human evolution first occurred in the old world. * old world = africa & asia (eurasia). * population migrated from northeast asia to new world. => certain sinodont features of the teeth are only found in asia & native american population. * route of population: the bering land bridge (beringia) Land that linked northeast asia and alaska during periods of maximum glaciation. It is believed that earlier hominid population migrated across the bering land bridge while tracking large herd animals. They were able to migrate into north america from. Asia overland route across the frozen land bridge. The beringia - important for peopling america: the coastal route. Language groups distinguish migration of many separate migrations to the new world. a). Earlier hominids travelled along the coastline and settle in the western part of north america. Evidence from sites suggests humans migrated in the.