Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Assignement 5


One of the problems on the archaeology that is very interested for me, its about settlement of America.

The main question in this are: When did humans colonize the Americas? From where did they come and what routes did they take? These questions have gripped scientists for decades, but until recently answers have proven difficult to find.

This trouble is too based on genetic studies, record archaeologic, and linguistic studies, but the data that this studies give are discordant.

The traditional vision indicate that a migration from Beringia to the Americas happened circa 12.000 years ago, but sseveral sites, main in South America, are more early that this data.

The problem isn't solved, and for that reason it is a challenge for the new archaeologists.


The links are about two sites that are more early of 12.000 years ago, both of South America

http://www.nuestro.cl/notas/rescate/monte_verde5.htm
http://www.coroweb.com/arqueologia.htm

Other website explains the paradigm Clovis First, that represent the traditional vision, wich now is doubful.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clovis_culture

Enjoy it!!


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