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First Americans

MosheFeingold

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8. I'm not sure it affects it in any way

Reply to needledriver (Reply #6)

Wed May 23, 2018, 04:33 PM

May 2018

There was an earlier group that was subsumed into (or killed/out bred by) a later (Clovis) group, who are what are now called Native Americans.

Doesn't have a lot to do with the Spanish conquest (followed by everyone else's conquest).

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"Most scientists now reject the idea that the first Americans came by land" [View all] Mike__M Nov 2017 OP

Makes sense. democratisphere Nov 2017 #1

Fascinating find! Thanks for posting! Rhiannon12866 Nov 2017 #2

Interesting. Polynesian settlers made it to the Americas as well. SunSeeker Nov 2017 #3

i never bought that land bridge thing. pansypoo53219 Nov 2017 #4

I don't think the land bridge is disputed. Lucky Luciano Nov 2017 #5

Coastal people, fishers and shellfish Ghost Dog Feb 2018 #7

OK, sounds reasonable. needledriver Nov 2017 #6

I'm not sure it affects it in any way MosheFeingold May 2018 #8