People have been in America longer than we thought

by John on April 8, 2008

According to a Science Magazine story, it looks like humans have been in North America one thousand years longer than previously believed. New DNA evidence suggests people were in North America by 12,000 B.C. The study also suggests that the first Native Americans may have arrived via the Pacific Coast rather than migrating across the land bridge that once connected Asia and North America.

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