Document Type
Article
Department or Administrative Unit
Anthropology and Museum Studies
Publication Date
12-2017
Abstract
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 and discuss them in the context of a Beringian Standstill. We report that not every expectation of the model is met with archaeological data at hand.
Recommended Citation
Graf, K. E., & Buvit, I. (2017). Human Dispersal from Siberia to Beringia: Assessing a Beringian Standstill in Light of the Archaeological Evidence. Current Anthropology, 58(S17), S583–S603. https://doi.org/10.1086/693388
Journal
Current Anthropology
Rights
© 2017 by The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research
Comments
This article was originally published in Current Anthropology. The full-text article from the publisher can be found here.