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Atlantic ice bridge theory
Replies: 6Last Post Nov. 25, 2006 8:52pm by IamNotBritish
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Today on Discovery there was a documentary that presented a theory of the first Americans being hunter-gathers that crossed from a bridge over the Atlantic, I was interested and starting looking up sources to see what I could find, but I've had no luck.  

The show very interesting, has anyone else seen it, or heard of the theory from somewhere else?  In the documentary, it said that they think this because of a find of a very old flint found in the Eastern U.S. along with a tribe that had signs of European mixed with Asian descent in their DNA.  


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i saw that documentary and i thought it was a great theory ...
it really explained a couple of things i was curious about

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I believe you're referring to the Bering Land Bridge, in the area now known as the Bering Sea. Here's a tid-bit of Wikipedia info on the subject...

During the most recent ice age, the sea level was thought to be low enough to allow humans and other animals to migrate from Asia to North America on foot across what is now the Bering Strait, located on the northern side of the sea. This is commonly referred to as the "Bering land bridge" and is believed by some scholars (in dispute by others) to be the first entry of humans into the Americas.

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Also, speaking of the Bering Straight, there have been proposals in recent years to build a bridge (literally a man-made Bering Straight) which would reconnect Asia with North America. It's a mind-boggling concept, I mean.. Imagine a transcontinental highway system that would enable you to literally drive from, say, NYC all the way to London-- without the aid of anything other than a singular automobile. It's just so fascinating to me. Here's a link for more info on this:

http://www.transglobalhighway.com/

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Quote: from grunge at 8:39 pm on Nov. 25, 2006

I believe you're referring to the Bering Land Bridge, in the area now known as the Bering Sea. Here's a tid-bit of Wikipedia info on the subject...  

During the most recent ice age, the sea level was thought to be low enough to allow humans and other animals to migrate from Asia to North America on foot across what is now the Bering Strait, located on the northern side of the sea. This is commonly referred to as the "Bering land bridge" and is believed by some scholars (in dispute by others) to be the first entry of humans into the Americas.


Nah, that's the widely accepted theory. I believe the one he's talking about is an alternate/new theory.

The Atlantic Ocean is very far away from the Bering Strait.

Post edited at 6:48 pm on Nov. 25, 2006 by airemaye

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Yes, it's an interesting hypothesis, worthy of further study, I am sure that many Americans would be mortified to know that the first people on the eastern seaboard were related to the French.

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Quote: from airemaye at 7:46 pm on Nov. 25, 2006

The Atlantic Ocean is very far away from the Bering Strait.

On a flat map it is. Not quite so much on the real globular earth.



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