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The Peopling of the New World: Tentative Results of a Multidisciplinary Study

Type of publication: Research Article

About author(s)

S.А. Vasiliev | sergevas@AV2791.spb.edu

Y.E. Berezkin | berezkin1@gmail.com

A.V. Dybo | adybo@rinet.ru

A.G. Kozintsev | agkozintsev@gmail.com

A.V. Tabarev | tabarev@archaeology.nsc.ru

S.B. Slobodin | sslobodin@mail.ru

Keywords

Americas, peopling, environment, quaternary geology, archaeology, physical anthropology, molecular genetics, linguistics, folklore studies, prehistoric art

Abstract

The origin of native Americans is one of the most intriguing issues in world history. This article presents a synthesis of environmental, geological, archaeological, biological, linguistic, and folkloric evidence relevant to this issue as well as facts concerning prehistoric art. The totality of data indicates an Asian homeland situated anywhere from the Altai-Sayan to eastern China

Funding Information

Работа выполнена при поддержке программ фундаментальных исследований Президиума РАН "Историко-культурное наследие и духовные ценности России" и "Традиции и инновации в истории и культуре".

Citation

Vasiliev, S.А., Berezkin, Y.E., Dybo, A.V., Kozintsev, A.G., Tabarev, A.V., Slobodin, S.B. The Peopling of the New World: Tentative Results of a Multidisciplinary Study. Etnograficheskoe obozrenie 3: 3-20

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