3 Distinguished Linguists Examine Mysterious Origin of Native Americans

Who peopled the New World, and when? Native American origins aren’t so clear-cut, some experts say, citing genetic testing, curious artifacts, and linguistic diversity.

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It is conventionally held in the scientific community that the New World was first populated some 12,000 to 20,000 years ago by a wave of migration across what is now the Bering Strait, on a land bridge that no longer exists.

An animation depicting the recession of the Bering Land Bridge between Eurasia and North America from 21,000 B.C. to modern times. NOAA