THE COLONIZATION OF BERINGIA AND THE PEOPLING OF THE NEW-WORLD

被引：139

作者：

HOFFECKER, JF ^{[1
]}

POWERS, WR ^{[1
]}

GOEBEL, T ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV ALASKA,DEPT ANTHROPOL,FAIRBANKS,AK 99775

来源：

SCIENCE | 1993年 / 259卷 / 5091期

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D O I：

10.1126/science.259.5091.46

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

The colonization of Beringia appears closely linked to the arrival of the oldest firmly documented archeological tradition in mid-latitude North America (Paleoindian). The discovery of a Paleoindian complex in central Alaska, combined with the recent redating of the Bering Land Bridge and key archeological sites, suggests that Beringia was settled during the final Pleistocene interstadial (12,000 to 11,000 years before present). Its population expanded rapidly into other parts of the New World. Beringia probably was colonized in response to changes in climate and vegetation that occurred during this interstadial. Access to the Americas was controlled by Beringian environments and not by changing sea levels or continental ice masses.

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