The Peopling of the New World: Present Evidence, New Theories, and Future Directions

Author: Fiedel S.J.¹

Source: Journal of Archaeological Research, Volume 8, Number 1, March 2000 , pp. 39-103(65)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

The prevailing archaeological consensus on Paleoindian origins and colonization of the Americas has been shaken by recent wide acknowledgment of pre-Clovis occupation at Monte Verde, Chile, and by claims that ostensibly non-Mongoloid skeletal remains might represent a precursor population. Recent mitochondrial DNA studies have been interpreted by some as indicating an earlier and more complex peopling of the continent. This paper reviews the current archaeological and biological evidence, in America and northern Asia, for the origins of Native Americans, assesses models of the colonization process in the light of new data and a revised chronology, and suggests avenues for future research.

Keywords: Paleoindian; Clovis; migration routes; peopling; colonization; Late Pleistocene; America; Northeast Asia

Language: English

Document Type: Regular paper

Affiliations: 1: John Milner Associates, 5250 Cherokee Avenue, Suite 410, Alexandria, Virginia 22312

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