By Land or by Sea?

One widely held theory holds that early humans crossed the Bering land bridge more than 15,000 years ago and made their way to the American plains through an ice-free corridor. But the early human remnants found in Oregon suggest that the first Americans may have migrated along the Pacific coast.

By Mary Kate Cannistra - The Washington Post

This Story Human Traces Found to Be Oldest in N. America Article \| Scientists have found and dated the oldest human remnants ever uncovered in the Americas -- a discovery that places people genetically similar to Native Americans in Oregon more than 14,000 years ago and 1,000 years earlier than previous estimates. Postglacial Flooding of the Bering Land Bridge By Land or by Sea?		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace del.icio.us NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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