FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS
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Woodland
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Paleo
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Archaic
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Mississippian
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Lithic peoples or Paleo-Indians are the earliest-known settlers of the Americas. The period’s name derives from the appearance of “lithic flaked” stone tools. Traditional theories suggest that big-animal hunters crossed the Bering Strait from North Asia into the Americas over a land bridge (Beringia).
Detailed explanation-2: -In this case, the Ancient North Siberians arrived in Beringia and likely mixed with migrating peoples from East Asia. Their population eventually gave rise to both the First Peoples of North America and other lineages that dispersed through Siberia.
Detailed explanation-3: -Paleo-Indians inhabited the Connecticut region some 10, 000 years ago, exploiting the resources along rivers and streams. They used a wide range of stone tools and engaged in hunting, gathering, fishing, woodworking, and ceremonial observances. They are thought to have been seminomadic, moving their habitations during…
Detailed explanation-4: -The arrows indicate the directionality of the proposed first migration to Alaska across Beringia and the back migration of Paleoindians through the ice-free corridor around 12, 000-13, 000 years ago.
Detailed explanation-5: -About 25, 000 years ago, Native Americans’ ancestors split from the people living in Siberia. Later, they moved across a land bridge connecting Siberia and Alaska, making it into the Pacific Northwest between 17, 000 and 14, 000 years ago.