STRANGERS IN A NEW LAND by J. M. Adovasio, David Pedler ( 9781770853638 )

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Title:

STRANGERS IN A NEW LAND
WHAT ARCHAEOLOGY REVEALS ABOUT THE FIRST AMERICANS

By:

J. M. Adovasio, David Pedler

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1770853634

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Publisher:

FIREFLY BOOKS LTD

Pub. date:

15 September, 2016

Pages:

352

Description:

An illustrated survey of the many archaeological and prehistory sites which provide conflicting evidence and answers to the question, 'Where did Native Americans come from and when did they first arrive?'

Synopsis:

Where did Native Americans come from and when did they first arrive? Several lines of evidence, most recently genetic, have firmly established that all Native American populations originated in eastern Siberia. For many years, the accepted version of New World prehistory held that people arrived in the Western Hemisphere around 13,000 years ago. This consensus, called 'Clovis First', has been increasingly challenged by discoveries at numerous archaeological sites throughout North and South America and is now widely considered to be outdated. The latest findings have convinced most archaeologists that people came to the Western Hemisphere thousands of years prior to Clovis. There is credible evidence of a human presence in the Americas dating to 19,000 years ago and perhaps as early as 38,000 years ago. The prehistory of the very earliest arrivals into the New World is the subject of Strangers in a New Land. This book documents 35 Clovis and Folsom sites, disputed pre-Clovis sites, legitimate pre-Clovis sites and controversial pre-Clovis sites.This covers an area that stretches from Bluefish Cave, Canada, 70 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle to Monte Verde, Chile, 14,000 kilometers south of Bering Straits. The discovery and history of each site is accompanied by photographs, maps and diagrams that illustrate the excavations and chronicle the evidence of human activity. Strangers in a New Land brings these findings together for the first time in language accessible to the general reader. An excellent selection for physical and cultural anthropology, archaeology and prehistory collections.

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Over 325 colour illustrations

Publication:

Canada

Imprint:

Firefly Books Ltd

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