2. I agree with the majority of paleontologists, who think that most Native Americans came from across the Bering straight from northern Asia. At the time the Indians crossed the straight, (at least 12,000 years ago), sea levels would have been significantly lower and there would have been an actual land bridge over what is now the Bering straight. Also there would have been an ice-free corridor through the otherwise frozen northern regions of America (what is now Canada) through which the migrants would have dispersed southwards. This dispersion is supported archeological artifacts such as arrow heads; the oldest ones are found in the northern climes, and moving southwards the oldest artifacts found are more recent. In fact, the Inuit Indians are known to have crossed the frozen Bering straight relatively recently as opposed to the other American Indians, and originate from Siberia; they resemble Chinese people closely. | 2. I agree with the majority of paleontologists, who think that most Native Americans came from across the Bering straight from northern Asia. At the time the Indians crossed the straight, (at least 12,000 years ago), sea levels would have been significantly lower and there would have been an actual land bridge over what is now the Bering straight. Also there would have been an ice-free corridor through the otherwise frozen northern regions of America (what is now Canada) through which the migrants would have dispersed southwards. This dispersion is supported archeological artifacts such as arrow heads; the oldest ones are found in the northern climes, and moving southwards the oldest artifacts found are more recent. In fact, the Inuit Indians are known to have crossed the frozen Bering straight relatively recently as opposed to the other American Indians, and originate from Siberia; they resemble Chinese people closely. |