>Kristen wrote:
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>>>>Actually, I read an article by some anthropoligist
>>>>a year or so ago which suggested that Native Americans
>>>>came across the "land bridge" which now forms the tip
>>>>of Alaska quite a while back, migrated Southward and
>>>>not only displaced but completely wiped out a race
>>>>of PREVIOUS Native Americans.
>
>>>This appears to be the case, both on linguistic grounds and DNA
>>>studies. At least *four* such waves of immigration took place before
>>>the European invasion. Each one displaced the previous, causing it to
>>>move southward. The remains of the oldest wave are in South America,
>>>the newest in Alaska and northern Canada.
>>Can you suggest a URL/book/whatever where I can learn more about this?
>>It sounds like the smoking gun I need in several political arguments
>>with my nearest & dearest.
>>-k.
>>
>>codewarrior princess
>>
>>"In cyberspace, no one can hear you put on weight."
>
>A Scientific American article of about 2 years ago addressed the
>linguistic evidence. I can look it up next week
>if you can't find it.
>
>Forrest
>
That'd be great, thanks.
-kristen
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