It’s commonly accepted that Native Americans are descendants of Siberians who crossed the temporary Bering Strait land bridge.
However, new findings published inCell, show that these ancestors most likely landed on the Pacific coast.
In fact, they believe that these intrepid individuals came over in two different waves.
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The first migrationor radiationwould have occurred between 19,500 and 26,000 years ago.
This fact, coupled with the better climate, may have pushed people to explore new locations.
Interestingly, the genetic research also showed a link between the Native Americans and the Japanese.
