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Atlantic Paleomarine Theory
Solutrean marine mammal hunters used boats from Europe along the edge of ice sheets; there's controversy surrounding this theory because current evidence seems to negate the theory
Beringia Theory
the sea levels were lessened by the creation of glaciers, leaving a "bridge" or dry land mass open across the Bering Sea in order to connect Asia with North America; theory is that humans and fauna crossed this bridge to reach North America
Burnham Site
a site in Northwest Oklahoma that points to the presence of humans as early as 30,000 years ago; holds deeply buried bison bones with weapon imprints on it; dates are almost three times earlier than any other archaeological site in Oklahoma
Clovis
hunting groups named after a site near Clovis, New Mexico that hunted megafauna like mammoths over 11,000 years ago; believed to have been the first group of humans to migrate into North America
Cooperton Site
pile of Columbian mammoth bones with no chips from weapons, but they look to be broken by humans; the bones date from 17,500 to 20,400 years old but the bone dates aren't reliable because they were determined before 1995
Domebo Site
a site in southwest Oklahoma where mammoth bones were found during the 1960s; linked to the hunting group known as the Clovis Culture
Gault Site
a site in Texas with artifacts found beneath the Clovis layer
Jake Bluff Site
represents a late Clovis kill near the transition time to Folsom culture; one of only a few bison kills known for Clovis groups (22 bison killed at the site); shows that Clovis groups were using arroyo or gully traps earlier than many archeologists thought
MacKenzie Corridor
the Bering Strait "bridge" would have lead humans into the middle of North America through an ice-free corridor but they would have found themselves surrounded by ice upon settling in the middle of the continent
Meadowcroft Rockshelter
a site in Pennsylvania dated to 14,000 years ago and has been accepted as proof of humans in North America as early as 15,000 BP; one of the first North American sites with evidence of a culture before Clovis; prismatic blades, flakes, polyhedral cores and human skull fragment below Clovis point layer; points to 15,000 to 16,000 years BP
Megafauna Extinction
along with the emergence of a modern climate, is associated with changes in the cultural traditions and technologies of Paleoindians
Monte Verde Site
a site in Chile, South America dated as old as 14,000 years ago and has also contributed to the acceptance of humans in North America 15,000 years BP
Pacific Coastal Migration Theory
some individuals may have migrated to North America by traveling along now-water sodden coastlines in boats; the theory, while not necessarily supported due to the lack of archaeological evidence left behind by years of corrosion and erosion, this theory predicts that individuals move from Asia into North America relying on sea-life for sustenance
Pacific Crossing Theory
may have sailed from Asia over 12,000 BP; less accepted theory but is still a possibility; could have also sailed over from Africa
Paleoindian
early Native Americans known as the Clovis culture that hunted megafauna 11,000 years BP
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