Who first arrived in the Americas? It is a question that scientists have been debating for years using various artifacts and pieces of evidence to create theories. Some theories include the Beringia Theory, the Coastal Migration Theory, the Open Ocean Theory, and the Solutrean Hypothesis.The most plausible theory is the Solutrean Hypothesis. This theory explains the travel route of the first Americans with factual support. The Beringia Theory is the oldest theory of the four. This theory begins
wondered who were the first people in America. There are multiple different theories on how the first people arrived based upon different pieces of evidence found by archaeologists. These theories include the Beringia theory, the Coastal Migration theory, the Solutrean theory and the Open Ocean theory. The most plausible of the four is the Open Ocean theory. This is so due to the fact that in 2005 Anthropologists Walter Neves and Mark Hubbe found eighty-one skulls in South America that did not match the
The Peopling of the Americas is one of the most highly debated topics for anthropologists due to its significance culturally and scientifically, however many questions about these origin theories remain unsolved and further fuel the debate. In this paper I will hope to accurately summarize the main theories of this concept, and provide in-depth analysis regarding its importance. Although thousands of years have shrouded the Peopling of the Americas in mystery, many archaeologists can agree on several
The History of Indigenous Peoples in America Native American is the term used for the indigenous peoples of North America who first migrated to this area thousands of years ago. The term Native American actually includes several tribes, states, and ethnic groups some of which are still recognized in today’s modern society. Most of the scientific world agrees that the first indigenous peoples crossed the Bering Straight by way of Siberia about 12,000 years ago. The precise route that the first
Most people wonder how people first arrived in the Americas. Well, many Archeologists have looked at different sites in both North and South America. At the different sites, the archeologists have found many different artifacts that help support different theories. There are four main theories that have been investigated. First, the Beringia Theory. Second, the Solutrean’s Hypothesis. Next, Open Ocean. Finally, Coastal Migration. The Most plausible out of these theories is the Solutrean’s Hypothesis
The First Inhabitants of America The First "Europeans" reached the Western Hemisphere in the late 15th century. Upon arrival they encountered a rich and diverse culture that had already been inhabited for thousands of years. The Europeans were completely unprepared for the people they stumbled upon. They couldn't understand cultures that were so different and exotic from their own. The discovery of the existence of anything beyond their previous experience could threaten the stability of their
Immigrants have existed since human evolution began 50,000 years ago. Migration contains many benefits for everyone. Immigrants help keep the economy balanced; both financially and naturally, They help keep the human population balanced, and allow knowledge to be spread. Immigrants are not always treated as nicely though and many do not believe that immigrants are useful to the economy. Immigration is defined as people who move to a new country where they are not considered to be natives or possess
Subarctic Region The people of Inuit, Yup’ik, Unangan, and other Native Americans Indians have lived in the harshest environment on Earth from Siberia, across Alaska and Canada, and to the East of Greenland along the coast of the Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean. From Labrador to the interior of Alaska the Athapaskan, Cree, Innu, and other Native’s people lived in the subarctic region of the land. These people had the ability to depend on their years of knowledge of the sky, ice, ocean, land, and animal