Americas Before European Contact (jan 1, 18000 BC – oct 12, 1492)
Description:
Anchor event for beginning of Period 1Humans likely crossed into America via the Bering Land Bridge, also known as Beringia, that connected Siberia to present-day Alaska. This land bridge, which existed during the last Ice Age, is believed to have facilitated the migration of humans and animals from Asia to North America, marking the initial peopling of the Americas thousands of years ago.
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Date:
jan 1, 18000 BC
oct 12, 1492
~ 19505 years