GEOG 2OC3 Lecture 6: Geo 2OC3 Lecture 6
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Europe and asia: by around 18,000 years ago, humans had reached the north easternmost area of asia (present day. What about north america: the north american landmass was the last major continent to be accessed by humans. Where did these people come from: (cid:862)there is (cid:374)othi(cid:374)g i(cid:374) our history that says (cid:449)e (cid:449)ere (cid:271)eate(cid:374) or (cid:272)hased fro(cid:373) a(cid:374)y(cid:449)here else(cid:863, according to genetic testing, dental morphology and study of language, it is known that early north. Americans were of asian ancestry who lived in and migrated up through siberia: these people still lied as hunter-gatherers and likely migrated into what is now alaska by following herds of caribou or other game animals. It must have taken thousands of years for these people to slowly cross the bering land bridge and colonize north america. In reality it is likely that each of these situations happens, however scientists and archaeologists are constantly uncovering clues as to how these peoples made it to na.
