Who were the first Americans? The question is not only whether they were ancient Siberian-East Asian peoples C or Sojin D, but also whether they were North American Natives A or the first wave of South American Population-Y B. -RSoJS
➀The dating of the White Sands footprints over the past five years has yielded a median age of 22,000 BP. The multipurpose use of nine types of seaweed and knotted ropes at Monte Verde in Chile indicates a maritime culture, strengthening the coastal route hypothesis for the western side of the New World. Furthermore, the DNA affinity with Population-Y, the first wave in South America, suggests connections to ancient coastal peoples of East Asia and Oceania.
➁If the Kelp Highway route is accepted, the Japanese archipelago and Kuril route become significant. The Hokkaido Sojin (descendants of the Izu Sojin, who navigated for obsidian around 38,000 BP and are the pre-Jomon ancestors) are now in the spotlight.
1️⃣ It started with ancient Amazonian tribes, then Population-Y—shocking DNA ties to Sunda/Sahul southern natives! A hidden Australasian link in the Americas’ origins. #PeoplingAmericas #AncientDNA
2️⃣ White Sands footprints, validated over 5 yrs, shatter the Clovis-first dogma & fuel the Kelp Highway route surge. Humans here 22kya—way earlier than thought! #Archaeology #KelpHighway
3️⃣ This meant maritime life w/ watercraft along northern ice seas—impossible for Siberian mammoth hunters to pioneer w/o prior models. Coastal migrants led the way! #HumanMigration #IceAge
4️⃣ 2012 Britannica highlights circum-Pacific migrations; in Japan, ~42kya slow “Big Bang” after sea-crossing to N. Kyushu—echoes of the Pacific wave. Mind-blowing origins! #JapanArchaeology #PacificMigration