Eastern United States region; one of the world’s independent centers of domestication

Between approximately 11,000 and 5,000 years ago, human societies in many different regions of the world brought a wide range of different species of plants and animals under domestication, marking the initial emergence of food production economies and the beginning of one of the major transitions in human history. Continue reading “Eastern United States region; one of the world’s independent centers of domestication” →

December 20, 2019 0

Native Americans 3,500 years ago were engaged in extensive trade networks (spanning more than 1,500 km) and across various regions

A research team has found a copper band that indicates ancient Native Americans engaged in extensive trade networks spanning far greater distances than what has been previously thought. Continue reading “Native Americans 3,500 years ago were engaged in extensive trade networks (spanning more than 1,500 km) and across various regions” →

August 10, 2019 0

Artifacts older-than-Clovis at the Gault site, Texas, USA

For decades, researchers believed the Western Hemisphere was settled by humans roughly 13,500 years ago, a theory based largely upon the widespread distribution of Clovis artifacts dated to that time. Clovis artifacts are distinctive prehistoric stone tools so named because they were initially found near Clovis, New Mexico, in the 1920s but have since been identified throughout North and South America. Continue reading “Artifacts older-than-Clovis at the Gault site, Texas, USA” →

August 9, 2019 3

Early human migration to North America along Alaska’s Pacific coast?

New dating of rocks and reanalysis of animal bones from islands along the shore of southeastern Alaska suggests that a narrow corridor between the Pacific Ocean and the Cordilleran Ice Sheet (CIS) in Alaska may have enabled the migration of humans to the Americas as early as 17,000 years ago. Continue reading “Early human migration to North America along Alaska’s Pacific coast?” →

July 29, 2019 0

A significant minority of Native American ancestry derives from a people related to present-day western Eurasians

This post is a collection of information on the supposed genetic relation of Native Americans to Western Eurasians. Continue reading “A significant minority of Native American ancestry derives from a people related to present-day western Eurasians” →

July 22, 2019 1

Stone-Age Europeans discovered North America?

In this article we present a summary of information on the very interesting suggestion that Stone-Age Europeans discovered North America. Continue reading “Stone-Age Europeans discovered North America?” →

July 4, 2019 3

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