Archaeologists continue their search for
evidence of how the vast, once-uninhabited regions of the New World came
to be populated
Nearly one billion people today call the Americas home,
inhabiting territories that stretch from the wide expanses of Canada and
the United States, down through Mexico and Central America, and south
through the varied landscapes of South America to Chile—from sparsely
populated regions to some of the most crowded cities on the planet. And
yet, as recently as 16,000 years ago, there may not have been anyone in
these lands at all. Who were the earliest Americans, and how and when
did they get here? These are questions that have long fascinated
archaeologists and the public alike. As with all scientific endeavors,
uncovering the story of how and when people arrived in the Americas will
require an accumulation of evidence and data, and will long continue to
be subject to revision. Here, then, is where the research has led so
far:
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