Bering Strait Migrations
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Discovery, Exploration, Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Barbarians, Nomads, Prehistoric Humans
- Curriculum: American Indian History, American Pre-Colonial History (to 1606), Canadian History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Siberia, Alaska, Arctic
- Date: c. 18,000-c. 11,000
Article abstract: Using a land bridge between modern-day Siberia and Alaska, the first human beings arrived in North America and gradually moved east and south into South America, populating these two continents.
Summary of Event
About two million years ago, for reasons not entirely understood, earth’s temperature began to fall. In the north, more snow fell in winter than melted in summer, and great sheets of ice formed on the landmasses. These glaciers went through a series of advances and retreats—sliding forward under the influence of gravity and...
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