The Story of The Bering Land Bridge Theory and What We Thought Before Pt 1
Today we discuss the fascinating history of Western thought regarding indigenous American origins. Did you know it was once commonly accepted that indigenous Americans were descended from ancient Israelites? This is one of the many tales we explore as we delve how we got to the modern prevailing opinion of the Bering Land Bridge Theory.
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Links to other videos referenced
Finding America: The Arrival of the First Americans by Ancient Americas—https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYK425sWziA
How a Civil War-Era Politician Invented Atlantis by Atun-Shei Films—https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS49gCSzav0
The research for this video is heavily indebted to my 2 main sources
The First Americans: In Pursuit of Archaeology’s Greatest Mystery
—JM Adovasio and Jake Page
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
—Charles C Mann
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:30 De Acosta and Bible-driven hypotheses
07:27 The great Moundbuilder race debate
14:02 Atlantis: The Antediluvian World
16:58 Glaciers and megafauna
18:55 Dating techniques in archaeology
20:28 The Ice Age war
28:51 Folsom
32:22 Clovis
34:34 The Bering Land Bridge
36:04 Dating Clovis and forming The Theory
38:15 Adding Overkill
40:24 Conclusion
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