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The Upper Paleolithic is divided by the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), from about 25 to 15 ka. The peopling of the Americas occurred during this time, with East and Central Asia populations reaching the Bering land bridge after about 35 ka, and expanding into the Americas by about 15 ka.
An "Idiot's Guide" to the American Upper Paleolithic. presented by Dr. Clark Wernecke Over the years, a number of researchers have publicly doubted the mainstream idea that the Clovis culture...
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- The Archaeological Conservancy
For decades, students were taught that the Clovis culture represented the first peoples in the New World. As more evidence surfaced and older sites are reexa...
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- Aztlander
Jul 10, 2023 · Welcome to our YouTube channel, where we explore the fascinating period of the Upper Paleolithic in the Late Stone Age. Join us on a journey back in time, ap...
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- WHistory
Jan 16, 2018 · The Upper Paleolithic (ca 40,000-10,000 years BP) was a period of great transition in the world. The Neanderthals in Europe became edged out and disappeared by 33,000 years ago, and modern humans began to have the world to themselves.
The Paleo-Indians, also known as the Lithic peoples, are the earliest known settlers of the Americas; the period's name, the Lithic stage, derives from the appearance of lithic flaked stone tools. Paleo-Indians were the first peoples who entered and subsequently inhabited the Americas towards the end of the Late Pleistocene period.
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During the late Upper Paleolithic (Latest Pleistocene) c. 18,000 BP, the Beringia land bridge between Asia and North America was blocked by ice, which may have prevented early Paleo-Indians such as the Clovis culture from directly crossing Beringia to reach the Americas.
