WHO WERE THE FIRST AMERICANS?

New evidence suggests that the first humans in the Americas did not travel across a land bridge from Asia 13,000 years ago, as previously believed. Genetic studies indicate that the first people to arrive in the Americas descended from Ancient North Siberians and East Asians and crossed the Bering Land Bridge between 20,000 and 15,500 years ago. However, archaeological sites and fossilized footprints in New Mexico hint at even earlier human arrival, possibly during the Last Glacial Maximum. The journey to the Americas was made possible by the emergence of Beringia, a submerged landmass that connected Alaska and the Russian Far East. The Clovis people, who lived in North America between 13,000 and 12,700 years ago, were previously thought to be the first Americans, but recent discoveries have pushed back the timeline. The field of archaeology is now focused on finding more sites and evidence to better understand the early human presence in the Americas. [Extracted from the article]