Seashell beds high above Southeast Alaska waters suggest new prehistory for Natives

Researchers looking for evidence of early human migration along Alaska’s Southeastern coast probably have been looking in the wrong place. Recent geological studies suggest that the islands, coves, and beaches that later became home to contemporary Native cultures likely did not exist when the forebears of those cultures first moved into North America from Asia around 30,000 years ago.

Robert Woolsey, KCAW – Sitka

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