Human Dispersal from Siberia to Beringia

@article{Graf2017HumanDF,
  title={Human Dispersal from Siberia to Beringia},
  author={Kelly E. Graf and Ian Buvit},
  journal={Current Anthropology},
  year={2017},
  volume={58},
  pages={S583 - S603}
}
  • K. Graf, Ian Buvit
  • Published 26 October 2017
  • Environmental Science
  • Current Anthropology
With genetic studies showing unquestionable Asian origins of the first Americans, the Siberian and Beringian archaeological records are absolutely critical for understanding the initial dispersal of modern humans in the Western Hemisphere. The genetics-based Beringian Standstill Model posits a three-stage dispersal process and necessitates several expectations of the archaeological record of northeastern Asia. Here we present an overview of the Siberian and Beringian Upper Paleolithic records… 
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