cactusjumper
Gold Member
Thanks Joe, however it will take some time before I can get to all of those four; that said, I rather doubt that any argument is going to work to convince me that the Bering land bridge idea is "The" correct answer. None (so far as I am aware) have an answer for that missing ice-free-corridor, that is missing at the time it is supposed to be there anyway, nor for the OLDEST human remains being found not in Alaska, where logically they should be found according to the land bridge theory, but in Chile in South America! Worse, those ancient humans were not hunting anything larger than deer!
Some evidence is being found that colonization did arrive by sea too, although the rising sea levels have submerged the best sites to find such evidence. The simple skin-boat kayaks are a very old design but capable of sailing along a coast line for considerable distances. In fact it would be highly illogical for these 'first' Americans NOT to choose to travel along the coasts, where they did not have to cross any giant glaciers nor raging rivers full of melted ice water. Not to mention the fact that many Ice Age cultures were very much linked to maritime life, obtaining a fair portion of their sustenance from easy sea food sources like clams, fish, seals, etc. Such people would naturally explore along those coasts.
https://www.theguardian.com/science...-not-have-arrived-by-dry-land-study-indicates
If you or anyone can show me how the OLDEST Americans turn up in Chile, SO far from any land bridge whatsoever, I will be happy to entertain the idea.
I think our local library has at least one of these titles, "the settlement of the Americas,.." so perhaps it won't be so difficult to find them.
In case I do not get on here before then, wishing you and everyone here a very Happy New Year and lets hope it is a better one than 2016 was.
Roy,
IMHO, the evidence you seek is no longer above the surface of the Bering Sea. There were many periods when the Continental Shelf was dry land and its surface extended far beyond the shore line of todays Alaska. Once again, I would suggest that you find a copy of "The Bering Land Bridge" by Hopkins. The arguments and evidence are laid out with sources that may convince you that the Bering Land Bridge was a major source for human/animal migration into the Americas.
Inexpensive copies can be found here:
https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?sts=t&an=&tn=Bering+Land+Bridge&kn=&isbn=
Good luck,
Joe