How the first people made it into the Americas.

How the First People Made it into the Americas
It is unlikely that humans will ever figure out who and how the first people got into the Americas, but there are many theories on how it happened. These theories include The Bering Land Bridge Theory and the theory that The Early Asians Came Over on Boats. These two theories are the ones most commonly thought, and it is likely that one of these explains how the first humans actually made it across to the Americas. The Bering Land Bridge Theory believes that the first humans in the Americas crossed over from the Bering Land Bridge connecting what is modern day Russia and Alaska. On the other hand the theory that states The Early Asians Came Over on Boats believes that the first people to inhabit America were Asians that crossed the pacific ocean on boats. Both of these theories are rooted in fact and that is why I am here to help find the most likely scenario.

The Bering Land Bridge Theory:

The Bering Land Bridge Theory states that the first people to inhabit the Americas crossed over the Bering Land Bridge that connected Eastern Russia and Alaska. It is disputed on when this happens with some sources saying 300,000 years before Columbus and others saying 20,000 years before Columbus. These are both plausible because the Bering Land Bridge was not submerged until an estimated 13,000 years ago. Though it is thought that if people were to have crossed the Bering Land Bridge 300,000 years before Columbus, there would be more differences in the anatomy of those people. It is thought that the people crossed over unknowingly and spread down all across the Americas. Some even estimate that anybody descended from any form of Native American came from 1 out of 8 or 9 families, estimating that most Native Americans have at least one common human ancestor. These families likely came from the Northern regions of China, Russia or Korea. This theory is also thought to be true, in that animals crossed over the Bering Land Bridge for many years before humans did, and this led to some animals not native to Americas thriving on the untouched land, one of these animals is the Buffalo/Bison. The Bering Land Bridge Theory is the most commonly accepted because it is rooted in undeniable facts.

Early Asians Crossing Over on Boats Theory:

Though less accepted than The Bering Land Bridge Theory there is a theory that the first people to inhabit the Americas were Asians traveling across the Pacific Ocean on boats. This theory believes that the Chinese were the first to reach the Americas, though it is disputed on where exactly they did land. Some believe that they landed in Alaska or British Colombia, while others believe they landed anywhere from California to Panama. This theory was first thought of after Chinese artifacts were found in California with their dates being estimated back before it is thought that people would have crossed the Bering Land Bridge. Though there is little evidence to suggest this theory this is still one of the more thought theories on who was the first to inhabit the Americas.

The Similarities Between The Bering Land Bridge The Theory That Asians Crossed the Pacific:

Both of these two theories, are just that, theories. These theories both suggest that people from Asia were the first people to inhabit the Americas. There is evidence to support this theory, in that both Asians and Native Americans have a harder time metabolizing alcohol, where nearly all other people can metabolize alcohol at normal rate. As well the artifacts that were found in that suggest they came from before the estimated crossing of the Bering Land Bridge could have been brought by people either crossing the Bering Land Bridge or from Asians looking to inhabit more land.

My Opinion on Both of the Theories:

Personally I believed that humans crossed over into the Americas on the Bering Land Bridge, just because it is the most plausible. It is known that animals crossed over then bridge, and humans would have been chasing after those herds of animals. Also people likely did not know they were crossing into a new continent, because to them it would have looked like more land, and they had no reason to think that there were not more people they could run into. I also find it unlikely that the boats that were developed over 10,000 years ago had the ability to cross the Pacific Ocean. Due to the fact that there is more evidence supporting the theory that humans crossed over the Bering Land Bridge, I believe to be true.


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Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGc4mg5pul4  -Joe Rogan + Neil Degrasse Tyson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0tG7a2nn8A - Joe Rogan + Trevor Valle