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An important clarification from the Nez Perce. They do not support the testing of human remains for ancient DNA as it is a destructive process and not how they believe the dead should be treated. My apologies for not making their opposition to that clear in this video.

We still don't know when humans arrived in North America but I think this is our best bet so far. It's PreClovis, lines up with genetics and has a connection to Asia.

Sources:
Image of Anzick Tools courtesy of Dr. Samuel Stockton White

Davis, Loren G., et al. “Late Upper Paleolithic Occupation at Cooper’s Ferry, Idaho, USA, ~16,000 Years Ago.” Science, vol. 365, no. 6456, 2019, pp. 891–897, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aax9830.

Williams, Thomas J., et al. “Evidence of an Early Projectile Point Technology in North America at the Gault Site, Texas, USA.” Science Advances, vol. 4, no. 7, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aar5954.

Jenkins, Dennis L., et al. “Clovis Age Western Stemmed Projectile Points and Human Coprolites at the Paisley Caves.” Science, vol. 337, no. 6091, 2012, pp. 223–228, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1218443.

Raff, Jennifer. “6.” Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas, Twelve, Hatchett Book Group, New York, 2023.

Pratt, Jordan, et al. “A CircumPacific Perspective on the Origin of Stemmed Points in North America.” PaleoAmerica, vol. 6, no. 1, 2019, pp. 64–108, https://doi.org/10.1080/20555563.2019....


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