That's interesting James, didnt read that article. I'll have to look it up and see what the author's sources are and do some reading. It wouldnt be all that surprising to learn that some isolated groups reached north america before the paleoindian migrations across the Bering land bridge, the Australian aborigines spanned the gulf between SE Asia and Australia long before those migrations, so it may have been possible, although Im not sure how probable. Ive never heard anything about Europeans, though, so it would be interesting to see what the author had to say and where he got his information.
There is a long standing mystery about north american populations. There is a site at the very tip of S. America which has been carbon dated to around 12000 years ago, a log constructed set of buildings. Thats a real puzzle in archaeology, because it is a mystery how peoples crossing the Bering straits 10-13000 years ago could have covered such distance in such a short time, and for what motivation. For a long time that site was disputed, but its been accepted as accurate dating. Maybe there was a wave before the paleoindians, its a hot topic of debate. |
