Paleo-Indians were the first peoples who entered and subsequently inhabited the Americas towards the end of the Late Pleistocene period. The prefix paleo- comes from the Ancient Greek adjective: παλαιός, See more

The haplogroup most commonly associated with Amerindian genetics is Haplogroup Q-M3. Y-DNA, like (mtDNA), differs from other See more

The Archaic period in the Americas saw a changing environment featuring a warmer, more arid climate and the disappearance of the last megafauna. The majority of population groups at … See more

• Jablonski, Nina G. (2002). The First Americans: The Pleistocene Colonization of the New World. California Academy of Sciences. See more

Sites in Alaska (eastern Beringia) exhibit some of the earliest evidence of Paleo-Indians, followed by archaeological sites in northern British Columbia, western Alberta and the See more

Due to the evidence that Paleoindians hunted now extinct megafauna (large animals), and that following a period of overlap, most large … See more

• Adams County Paleo-Indian District – (Archeological site)
• Arlington Springs Man – (Human remains)
• Blackwater Draw – (Archeological site)
• Borax Lake Site – (Archeological site) See more