The debate over people’s pathway into the Americas heats up
An inland route was likely, though a coastal route was possible, researchers claim
ROUTE DISPUTE Ancient northeastern Asians could have reached the Americas via inland and coastal paths, although more evidence points to treks through an ice-free inland corridor, a new review concludes. Here, archaeologists excavate an Alaskan site occupied by people as early as 9,500 years ago.
B.A. Potter
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