When did the first Americans come across the bering strait?

Answer 1

The first Americans (American Indians) arrived here in North America approx. 13,500 BCE or approx. 15,000 years prior to the 1492 voyage of Christopher Columbus. According to radiocarbon dating by Dr. Scott Elias, at the University of Colorado's Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, lowering sea levels created the 55 mile long Bering land bridge about 14,000 B.C.E and by 10,500 B.C.E., rising sea water had submerged the bridge beneath what is now known as the Bering Strait. Early evidence indicates that it was only when an ice-free corridor through Yukon and Alberta opened up that the new Indian settlers migrated southward. Scientific evidence links American Indian populations to central Asia and eastern Siberia. Today, American Indians closely resemble some central and eastern Asian populations in outward appearance, the distribution of blood group types, and genetic composition as reflected by molecular data, such as DNA.

N.B. The American Indians were not exiled from India and did not leave under religious pressure. After all, Judaism began in the Middle-East circa 1,800 BCE, Buddha wasn't even born until 563 BCE and Buddhism began in India circa 600 B.C.E. Though Jesus was born around year 0, there is no clear beginning of the Christian religion, however, Armenia was the first country to make it their official religion in 301 CE. Lastly, Mohammad wasn't born until circa 570 CE (a thousand years after Buddha and 570 years after Jesus) and Islam wasn't founded until circa 620 C.E. so, relatively, it is a young religion. American Indians left Asia WAY before any of these religions ever existed. Their reasons for crossing the Bering land bridge were a combination of tribal disagreements and simply following migrating animals for food.

Answer 2

The first Americans (American Indians) arrived here in North America approx. 13,500 BCE or approx. 15,000 years prior to the 1492 voyage of Christopher Columbus. According to radiocarbon dating by Dr. Scott Elias, at the University of Colorado's Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, lowering sea levels created the 55 mile long Bering land bridge about 14,000 B.C.E and by 10,500 B.C.E., rising sea water had submerged the bridge beneath what is now known as the Bering Strait. Early evidence indicates that it was only when an ice-free corridor through Yukon and Alberta opened up that the new Indian settlers migrated southward. Scientific evidence links American Indian populations to central Asia and eastern Siberia. Today, American Indians closely resemble some central and eastern Asian populations in outward appearance, the distribution of blood group types, and genetic composition as reflected by molecular data, such as DNA.

N.B. The American Indians were not exiled from India and did not leave under religious pressure. After all, Judaism began in the Middle-East circa 1,800 BCE, Buddha wasn't even born until 563 BCE and Buddhism began in India circa 600 B.C.E. Though Jesus was born around year 0, there is no clear beginning of the Christian religion, however, Armenia was the first country to make it their official religion in 301 CE. Lastly, Mohammad wasn't born until circa 570 CE (a thousand years after Buddha and 570 years after Jesus) and Islam wasn't founded until circa 620 C.E. so, relatively, it is a young religion. American Indians left Asia WAY before any of these religions ever existed. Their reasons for crossing the Bering land bridge were a combination of tribal disagreements and simply following migrating animals for food.

Answer 3

thousands of years ago